The candidate of the United
Progressives Party, UPP, in the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra
State, Osita Chidoka, has called for the creation of one more state in the
South East.
This was part of a statement made
available to newsmen by his campaign Director Media, Viola Ifeyinwa Okolie,
where he also declared that there are no terrorists in the southeast.
According to him, people of the
region do not feel terrorized.
Chidoka, a one time Minister of
Aviation and two term Corps Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC,
said the demand for sixth state in the southeast was significant because it is
coming on the eve of the nation’s 57th Independence Day celebration.
Chidoka said he would lead a new
engagement that would end what he described as “the marginalization and
repression of Ndigbo.”
He added, “While we salute all
those who, through one legitimate way or the other have pursued the struggle,
we state today that we are stepping into a new frontier.
“The Igbo voice against
marginalization and injustice will not be achieved on the streets.
“It will rather be won with a
determined engagement of our institutions of government and with other
Nigerians who feel aggrieved to redefine the meaning of Nigeria and remove the
inequalities that have fanned the embers of discord, and restructure our nation
along the lines of justice, equality and fairness.
“To this end, my election as
governor of Anambra State, will start off with a single agenda; an agenda to
secure a new state for the southeast region to bridge the disparity we face.
“We will immediately, upon
inauguration, in line with Section. 8 (1) of the 1999 constitution get our
National Assembly members from Anambra state, our elected House of Assembly
members, and local government chairmen to sign a request to the National Assembly
asking for a referendum for the sixth Southeast state.
“We will vigorously engage our
friends from other states in the National Assembly and other states House of
Assembly for a new state. Nigeria must take a decision on the issue of
additional state for the southeast before the end of tenure of the 8th Assembly
and the 2019 election.”
The governorship aspirant
insisted that there were no terrorists in the southeast, adding that the nation
should not regard the Igbo’s quest for self determination as terrorism.
“We cannot build a great nation
without unity at home. We cannot be a nation where people are hated, branded
and then hounded and ostracized.
“We stand here to declare that
there are no terrorists in our state; there are no terrorists in our region and
we do not feel terrorized as a people.
“Indeed, without further
argument, we do not believe that those who are asking for a restructured
Nigeria or even for dismemberment of Nigeria are terrorists.
“No! They are not.”
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