Remember you said one time "don't mess with Enugu, your home town.
Rick,
I have no problem seeing Ada-Ada State created for the Nssuka Zone, the only zone from the original Eastern Zones that is yet to be made a state. That will be good for the waawa people of Northern Igboland and will keep things at par with our southern Igbo brothers that already have Imo, Anambra and Abia States. Currently, the Northern Igbos only has Enugu and Ebonyi States. Equity is a good thing, I think.
What I didn’t want was where Enugu State is Balkanized in an attempt to create the now rejected “Etiti State” that would have encompassed parts of my Oji River LGA going to Anambra State – which we strongly reject-, parts of Awgu going to Etiti State and so on.
With Adaada state, the Igbos does gain in landmass and local government enlargement The Igbos in Benue State and Kogi State will also be reunited with their southern brothers in this new proposed state and avoid the label of being called northerners or Awusa. Ouch.
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quote:That will be good for the waawa people of Northern Igboland and will keep things at par with our southern Igbo brothers that already have Imo, Anambra and Abia States. Currently, the Northern Igbos only has Enugu and Ebonyi States. - Ednut
Ednut,
This is not accurate. Anambra is in Northern Igboland. Remember, Enugu was carved out of Anambra (the Eastern portion to be precise). For Enugu to be in the North + Anambra in the South implies that the old Anambra State stretched from North to South (which it didn't); as it is otherwise geographically impossible to account for why one – as you say – is in the South + the other in the North.
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Adada State recomended for the South East the SouthEast Caucus Committee on State Creation.
The 10 members committee of National assembly members, representing the five states of the southeast zone, namely; Enugu, Anambra, Ebonyi, Imo and Abia states voted for Adada State. This will bring to equity the number of states by both the Northern Igbo of Wawaa land and the rest of their Southern Igbo brothers. The southern Igboland already is blessed with Abai, Imo and Anambra States while the Northern Igboland have only Ebonyi and Enugu States at present.
ENUGU STATE - Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, and Dr. Martin Oke
ANAMBRA STATE - Sen. Joy Emordi, amd Hon. Chuma Nzeribe
EBONYI STATE - Sen. Nshi, and Hon. Aroh
IMO STATE - Sen. Ararume, and Hon. Independence Ogunewe
ABIA STATE - Sen. Adolphus Wabara, and Hon. Ajah
The voting on the proposed states as have been reported.
Adada State - 5 Aba state - 3 Urash (Njaba, Orlu) - 2
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After the fact they now want Anioma to become a state which will put Igbo way ahead of other areas in state creation. Why wasn’t it the case couple of hours ago when the chance to make history was ignored? These twisted men of ohanaeze will never stop tickling me. When they had the only chance of putting their lies to test by recommending Anioma for statehood that will represent another Igbo state, what did they do, closed their eyes and ears. Now joe irukwu the perennial jobber and emman iwuanyanwu a man whose insistence convinced abacha to execute the otokoto boys after a bungled 419 operation that involved emman are pedddling their ware to unprepared minds. These criminals want the world to believe they meant well for Anioma people and if you believe this tale then snow white is your story.
quote:Ohanaeze pushes for Anioma StateBy Emmanuel Nzomiwu, Special Correspondent, Enugu
The Special Committee of Ohanaeze Ndigbo on the creation of additional state in the South East has recommended the setting up of a special committee with the mandate to liaise with Ndigbo across the country to ensure the realisation of Anioma State.
Chatting with newsmen at the Ohanaeze Secretariat in Enugu shortly after the valedictory meeting of the committee, the Chairman, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, explained that Anioma was dropped from the current proposals for state creation because it did not fall within the South East geopolitical zone as recommended by the National Political Reforms Conference (NPRC).
Iwuanyanwu told newsmen that the conference made the recommendation to redress the alleged imbalance in the constitution of the zones, pointing out that the South East had five states, one less than the other zones, with at least six.
According to him, the proposal for Anioma was given due consideration by his committee but was eventually dropped as it did not fall within the South East, urging however that the desire for the state should be supported by all well meaning Nigerians and Ndigbo.
But it was not clear if the entreaties would appease agitators for an Anioma State, who earlier through their leader Colonel Joe Achuzie had threatened to pull out of Ohaneze should their proposal be dropped.
Similarly, the committee concluded its assignment at the weekend without a consensus position on the proposed additional state as recommended by the confab.
Though it is not clear why the committee failed to reach a consensus, insider sources attributed the stalemate to pressure from state agitators who were not favoured in the committee's report that has already been forwarded to the South East National Assembly Caucus Committee on State Creation headed by Senator Ifeanyi Ararume.
Two weeks ago at its valedictory meeting, the committee short-listed three proposed states for consideration. They included Adada, Aba and Njaba states.
According to the committee, one of the proposed states was to be selected and announced as Ohaneze's position on the creation of a new state in the South East zone.
Commenting on the development, Iwuanyanwu who presided over proceedings of the committee insisted that the three states were shortlisted after due consideration owing to their viability.
"The states under consideration comprise Njaba State having 14 local governments, Aba with nine local councils and Adada having seven local council areas," he stated, adding that the proposed states met all the set criteria including homogeneity, economic factors, historical factors and other points raised at the floor.
However, some state agitators who allegedly were not favoured by the Ohaneze Committee report, have threatened to take their protest to the National Assembly.
An Ohaneze chieftain who claims to be one of the leading agitators for Etiti State and who spoke on condition of anonymity, expressed loss of total confidence in Iwuanyanwu and his committee.
He said the committee had no reason to drop Etiti State, stressing that it was one of the proposals that was widely heralded at the Public Hearings of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Review of the Constitution (JCRC) and expressed fears that some unscrupulous politicians might have intensified clandestine plots to hijack the new state but assured them that their plans would be nipped in the bud.
I can say thank Holy Lord for not granting the wishes of roguish achike udenwa to have a couple of mud towns converted into a state.
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Even if iam drowning and it happens that i could only be saved, through the hands of, people like Emma-anu Iwuanyanwus and the Nzeribes of this world i would rather let the sea take me because it might have mercy on me and throw me out to the shore rather than subjugate my life in the hands of saboteurs. What few criminals in igbo land are doing are being taken as the whole opinion of all igbos in the east. I am against creating ADADA STATE or ANIOMA, what i would have prefered is creating a state for the igbos in the niger delta area and Edo state so they could control their own destiny instead of them being minority in those states, period. The people canvasing for adada, orlu, aba, etiti,njaba or urashi, are nothing but hypocrites, any igbo in niger delta or edo don't even have the chance of becoming a governor except in rivers state. These people clamoring for state creation in already existing five igbo states should cut some slack for the igbo minorities in other states. IT IS A JUST CAUSE
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Ngborogwu I couldn't agree with you more. If I am on live support and they told me the only organ I need to surving is coming from Nzeribe and Iwuanyanwu, I will ask them to pull my life support than to get it from those thiefs. It is absolute stupidity to be asking for orlu State, Njaba state of Adada or whatever that means. First of Ndi-igbo didn't come together to form this nonsense Ohanaeze, so why are they speaking for Ndi-Igbo. Ohanaeze and WIC should be scrapped and buried for good.
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I am fully in support of the creation of Adada States for Nsukka people and our brothers now citizens of Benue and Kogi state.
Ngborogwu and Biafra, the reason for an additional State for the Southeast has to do with equaling the number of states in the Southeast to those of the rest of the so called regions of nigeria. Anioma in Southsouth region can still be a state of its own without compromising the creation of Adada State and the same goes for our Ikwere brothers too. However, that may present a whole new set of problems since at present, the Northwaest I believe is the only region( isthis really called regions?) that have seven States.
quote: After the fact they now want Anioma to become a state which will put Igbo way ahead of other areas in state creation…… MeB
Mebiafra, the Yorobas already have Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Edo, Ondo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti, Oyo States.
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Thanks for calling my attention to that. You know sometimes when one starts typing it's like free flow.
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quote:If I am on live support and they told me the only organ I need to surving is coming from Nzeribe and Iwuanyanwu, I will ask them to pull my life support than to get it from those thiefs.
Mazi Biafra my brother, will you still be able to talk if on life support? LOL. I had a good morning laf on that one. Oh well, I feel you nonetheless, with emman and nzeribe around one must however possible under such circumstance mumble something out to register disapproval of them before the ‘worst’ happens. Given this scenario, most will speak loud and clear, life support or not. I think.
People:
anthony enahoro continues his display of abject hate for the Igbo with this design to further remove our kit and kin that are presently lumped together with strangers from us. Those of us that were upset with Dr. Beko Kuti should have a rethink for his middle of the road disruption extinguished the initial aura that welcomed this PRONACO bunk. He helped removed the air from their galloping dash to capture Igbo territories. Read!
Make you [no] mind Enahoro. Once an Igbo-hater, always an Igbo-hater. The geriatric genocidist escaped justice when he was marooned in America during the Abacha years. Had the Igbo been pro-active, they would have charged him with war crimes and transferred him to The Hague in handcuffs. Now he is back in nigeria propagating anti-Igbo views in the name of PRONACO.
The old fool is now championing an 18-region federation. Whereas the Yoruba Federation would include those Yoruba in Kwara and Kogi states, and all the Yoruba sub-tribes, the Igbo federation would exclude Igbo in Edo, Delta, Rivers States etc.
For Enahoro, Etche, Ekpeye, Ogba, Ndoni, Ika, Ndokwa, Ikwerre - all Igbo dialect groups- must belong to a fanthom minorities federation!
If that is the case then Arogbo, Furupagha, Olodiama, Oporoza (Gbaranmatu), Ogulagha, Iduwini, Ikibiri, Ogboin, Tarakiri, Kabo (Kabowei), Kumbo (Kumbowei), Mein, Operemo, Tuomo, Ogbe Ijo, Gbarain, Kolokuma-Opokuma, Ekpetiama, Apoi, Koluama, Basan (Bassan), Olodiama, East Tarakiri, Oyiakiri, Oporomo (Oporoma), Bumo (Boma) all Ijaw dialect groups must also belong somwhere not the Ijaw federation.
In the same way, Ijebu, Ekiti, Ilaje, Egun, Igbomina, Awori, Egba all Yoruba dialect groups must belong to the minorities federation not Yoruba.
See why the man should go and sit down with his so-called PRONACO? -----------------------------------------------------------------------
"On the basis of these principles and criteria, the MNR suggests that the starting number of regions, each of which should itself be a federation, should be 18, of which 12 will be mono-nationality regions, which should be: Ibibio Federation, Ijaw Federation, Igbo Federation, Urhobo Federation, Edo Federation, Yoruba Federation, Nupe Federation, Tiv Federation, Gbagyi Federation, Hausa Federation, Fulah Federation and Kanuri Federation.
The other six (6) of the Regions should be multi-nationality regions, as follows: ( i) A federation comprising minority nationalities in Cross River and Akwa Ibom states (i.e. Eket, Annang, Oron, Ibeno, Efik, Ejagbam, Korop, Boki, Bakwara, Yakurr, Yala). (ii) A federation comprising the minority nationalities in Rivers and Bayelsa states (i.e. Ikwerre, Etchei, Ekpeeye, Engeni, Ogba, Eleme, Ndoni, Ogoni, and Andoni). (iii) A federation comprising the minority nationalities in Delta State (i.e. Ika, Ndokwa, Warri, Isoko). (iv) A federation comprising the minority nationalities in West Middle Belt, i.e. Zuru, Kambari, Bariba, Bussa, Karekare, Ngizim, Angamo, Bola, Funne, etc. (v) A federation comprising the minority nationalities in Central Middle Belt, i.e.: (a) Ebira Group: Ebira, Uku, Ebira-Ugu, Ebira-Panda, Etuno-Igarra, Ebira Mozun, Bassa-Nge. (b) Igala Group (c) Upper Benue Group: Alago Eggon, Gwandara, Mada, Kakanda, Mighili, Bassa-Komu, Ninzom, Arum etc. (vi) A federation comprising the minority nationalities in East Middle Belt, i.e. (a) Plateau Group: Ngas, Berom, Afezere Taroh, Goemai, Nmavo - Jukun, Amu, Pyem, Youn etc. (b) [b]Taraba Group[b/]: Chamba, Jukun, Kuteb, Mambila, Kona, Kunni, Kaanab, Ndoro, Abakwa, Mumuye, Yububen, etc. (c) [b]Savanna Group[b/]: Bura, Tangale - Waja, Bachama, Manghi, Kilba, Yungu, Mwanna, Bwazza Mbula, etc..."
(Enahoro, 2004).
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ABUJA—The ten-man Committee of South East National Assembly members mandated to adopt one state for presentation to the National Assembly has chosen Adada State out of the present Enugu State as the common position of the South East.
The report of the ten-man committee headed by Senator Ifeanyi Ararume was being considered last night by Senators and members of the House of Representatives from the zone. The committee members chose Adada over Orashi State which was to have been carved out of the present Anambra State and Imo State.
Adada received 5 votes ahead of Orashi which received 3 votes and Aba State which received 2 votes. Orlu and Njiaba States received no votes. The ten-man committee was given the go-ahead to find a State for presentation to the National Assembly following sympathies from the National Assembly Joint Committee on the Review of the Constitution which noted the seeming disadvantage against the South East in the number of states among the six geopolitical zones. The South East presently has five states, the smallest number among the zones in the country.
Sources in the committee told Vanguard yesterday that the choice of Adada was upon the near unanimity of the sponsors of the proposed state in contrast to the bickering that followed the presentation for Orashi and Njiaba states.
One source said that Njiaba State which was to have been carved out of the southern portion of Anambra State to join part of Imo State suffered in its bid following a last minute effort by Senator Arthur Nzeribe to propose Orashi State with almost the same configuration.
The proposed Orashi State, however, cut off some local governments in Imo State fuelling bitterness among some committee members and indigenes of the area.
“The Orashi proposal was full of bitterness as the people did not seem to agree quite unlike the situation in Adada where they were all united,’’’ another committee member told Vanguard yesterday.
Again I send my congratulatins to the people of Adada State and Enugu State for this understanding among them and for working together towards the Igbo gaol of creating another state. Ya gazie o.
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This madness have to stop. May be is time we ask for Mbaise state, this is absolute nonsense the state agitation is making a mockry of Statehood. The sad thing about this whole mess is that some of this idiots visit United States and visit states like Texas and California. Few years ago I drove from Atlanta to California through Texas. From Houston to El Paso Texas is 870 miles. From Los Angeles to San Francisco is 450 miles and that is not even top Northend of California. San Bernardino County the largest county in United United State is 350 miles radius. From Ontario California (san Bernardino county) to city of Barstow is 200 miles both cities are in san Bernardino county. Tell me one state in that kaikai republic that you can drive 100 miles from one end of it to the other. From Owerri to Aba is only 40 Miles and from Owerri to Onitsha is 60 miles and yet these idiot want to turn every Village into state as if that is our problem.
California Population is 34 Million people, texas about 18 million and NY about 17 Million. This States send the largest congressional delegation to Washington. The reason we are preoccupied with State creation in that kaikai Republic is just to creat more job for embezzlers masqurading as politician. Unless that kaikai republic is reformed they can have 1000 States it will not solve any problem.
U are 101 percent correct. Like minds like us will prefer that Nigeria go back to the original four regions and even the parliamentary system of government, but that is not about to happen. Since the way resources are shared in Nigeria is through both the local government system and the state government system, it then becomes pertinent that the Southeast is not under represented in both the number of states and local governments as it is at present. You might have heard about Kano having more LGAs that the whole southeast. That was not because they are more numerous than the southeast. That also gave them political power by increasing the number of national assemblymen and women they can send to Abuja. With that numerical strength, they can also make more laws to benefit their people since majority carries the vote.
If Mbaise wants to be a State, I am for it brother.
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These Ohanneze and others should link their intel with Biafranigeria World to make some changes that affect Ndi Igbo world wide.
Facts: Almost everyone, minus the brain deads, suggested that Anioma should be a state to bring all the Igbos clustered in different states like South-South, yet it took Ohanneze ages to reconsider. Making Anioma a state is no brianner; it is for the best interest of Igbo race.
Hail Biafra
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ha! ha! ha!... State creation!...third Term state creation! 419 Carrot dangling! ha!..ha!... but come o... when would the igbos Learn!..i say when would the igbos L..e..a..r..n!! tufiakwa! ................................................ - 2002/2003 Mr Mathew Obasanjo anti-igbo regime came and told the ibos, support me for the next term and...Onitsha second Bridge will be constructed!,...Enugu will become international Airport!....dredging of river niger which i could not fufill despite my Promise, i will Re-fufill it!... Owerri-Onitsha Road will be dualise with alarcrity etc....etc...etc. ........................................... thereafter igbos started dancing around like "KOSO" and re-joicing.here in BNW a thread was open on the would be name of "Enugu international Airport". deceived poor igbo Folks here were shouting and falling over themselves... some say it should be named after Ojukwu, some say nzeogwu.. some say uwazuruike...some say......?..others says....? ........................................... 2006- the now highly predictable mr mathew Obasanjo is coming to the igbos again, dangling the 419 carrot of State Creation to win igbo support for his self succession Bid! and as usuall and as before!!!?, igbos are dancing again and falling over themselves!!.despite the fact that the third term support for state creation Fraud are getting clearer, yet igbos could not discern it. no statement so far that i have come across that comes close of explaining the 419 than this one credited to abia state Gov. ....................................
Kalu faults Mantu's report
From Emeka Osondu in Umuahia
Governor Orji Uzor Kalu of Abia State has described the recent move by the Joint Constitutional Review and Amendment Committee (JCRC) led by the deputy senate president, Ibrahim Mantu to extend the tenure of President Olusegun Obasanjo and serving state governors in the country as fraudulent and undemocratic, saying "the move was an affront on the 1999 constitution they (president and governors) swore to uphold.
Also, Governor Kalu accused the committee of a deliberate attempt to further marginalise the South-east geo-political zone by removing from its report the issue of creation of additional state in the zone as recommended by the National Political Reform Conference.
Speaking in an interview with news men at the Sam Mbakwe Airport in Owerri on his way back from an overseas trip, Kalu further described the controverted extention of tenure of office of elected public officers as smacking of deceit "because it sought to change the rules in the middle of the game” and therefore should be resisted by all lovers of constitutional democracy.
Kalu, who blamed the constitutional review committee for being insentitive to the plight of the South east, however accused politicians representing the zone in the federal government of betraying the people as well as not living up to expectations by pressing home demands of the people.
He therefore insisted that the president and state governors in the country have no business in office beyond May 29,2007, as well as urged the people to rise up to the challenges of defending democracy by declaring the move to give third term to those public office holders as illegal and unworkable. He argued that one cannot change the constitution to suit ones whims and caprices in the middle of a process.
His words:” we are going to oppose it (third term), fight it with the last drop of our blood, and show that we all must respect the principles of democracy. Nobody can intimidate us by amending our constitution unkindly, especially as relates to tenure.
"All those governors, who are fighting to have the constitution changed, will live to regret it. How can someone remove Governors' immunity and then put in place life immunity for himself? That is like haunting everybody. He (perpetrator) is no prophet of goodwill or anything good,"Kalu lamented.
He therefore, dismissed the move by those Governors clamouring for a third term in office as laughable,” because they are challenging God; and God will surely challenge them back. We swore by the Bible and Quoran according to our oath of office, to stay two terms of 4 years each. And those of us that have done eight years should go by 2007.Anything more than that will be asking God"what can you do?". God will surely intervene,"the Abia Chief Executive insisted. .................................................
quote: Enugu State – The Place and the People The Place a) Geography Enugu State is one of the States in the South Eastern part of Nigeria. The state shares borders with Abia State to the South, Ebonyi State to the East, Benue State to the Northeast, Kogi State to the northwest and Anambra State to the West. Though land-locked, Enugu is approximately 2-1/2 driving hours away from Port Harcourt, Calabar and Warri, all coastal cities with major shipping ports. Enugu is also located within an hour’s drive from Onitsha and 2 hours’ drive from Aba, both of which are trading centres in Nigeria. The city is also located within 5 driving hours from Abuja and 7 driving hours from Lagos, the administrative and commercial headquarters of Nigeria respectively.
Lying partly within the semi-tropical rain forest belt of the south, the State spreads towards the north through a land area of approximately 8727.1 km2 (squared). Its physical features change gradually from tropical rain forest to open wood-land and then to Savannah. Apart from a chain of low hills, running through Abakaliki, Ebonyi State in the east to Nsukka in the north-west, and southwards through Enugu and Agwu, the rest of the state is made up of low land separated by numerous streams and rivulets, the major ones of which are the Adada River and the Oji River.
Enugu has good soil and climate, sitting at about 223 meters above sea level, and the soil is well drained. The mean temperature in Enugu State in the hottest month of February is about 36.20C (97.16F), while the lowest temperatures occur in the month of November, reaching 20.30C (68.54F). The lowest rainfall of about 0.16cm3 is normal in February, while the highest is about 35.7cm3 in July.
Adad is in a the town of Adada with a waterfall that almost rivals Victoria falls of Eastern Africa.
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Your description of the climatic and vegetational features of Enugu State reminds me of my good old days in Secondary school in Nigeria. I took interest in reading it because physical geography was something I enjoyed then.
Anyway, that is an excellent piece with good command of the terminology. You spoke physical geography.
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Nothing dey shelee, just making my usual rounds to make sure no straggler is on the loose. On state creation, it’s the inalienable rights of the Igbo in other areas to have a state of their own although I prefer the regional setup of years past. Enough of the marginalization from left (yoroba), right (awusa) and center (ndiigbo) of our kit and kin who have been beckoning on us for rescue. BIAFRA in any case remains the solution. Thought the weenies know.
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