Five members of the House from the South-east are requesting the creation of Etiti State from the five state that comprise the zone.
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According to the synopsis of the bill, it seeks to alter three sections of the 1999 constitution. First, to delete the word 36 and replace it with the word 37. Secondly, to insert the word Etiti immediately after Enugu in the list of states contained in the Constitution.The local governments to be affected are Isuikwuato and Umu-Nneochi , Orumba North and Orumba South , Ivo and Ohaozara , Aninri, Agwu and Oji River , as well as Okigwe and Onuimo .
Mr Ugochinyere’s bill has polarised the South-east caucus in the House, with some members openly opposed to the proposed Orlu State. “I would have loved him to carve out Nnewi. State creation is a permanent thing that can bring war, that can bring border issues. Tomorrow, you will hear that Igbos are killing themselves because they don’t have blood ties,” Mr Uzokwe said during the interview.
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