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A group under the ageis of Aba State Movement (ASM) has called on the National Assembly to confirm Aba as the 6th state for the South-East when more states will be created in Nigeria.
Spokesperson of ASM, Chief Theo Nkire made the call in Aba, Abia State while addressing newsmen on why Aba State should be carved out of the present Abia State.
According to him, the proposed Aba State has twice been the choice of Ohaneze Ndigbo in 2015 and 2018, when committees set up by the apex Igbo group made case for Aba to be the 6th state for the South-East.
He stated, “The demand for Aba State was represented to the National Assembly in 1982. On June 16, 1983, the National Assembly recommended a referendum for the creation of Aba State.”
Nkire who regretted that the military takeover of December 31, 1983, truncated the referendum, added that some of the states that were recommended for creation in 1983, alongside Aba, including Adamawa, Jigawa, Katsina, Kogi Taraba and Enugu have been created except Aba.
According to him, “Between 2009 and 2010, ASM visited 21 states and obtained the signatures of the Members of their State Houses of Assembly in line with constitutional requirements.”
He listed the distinctiveness and uniqueness of the proposed Aba State to include: homogeneity of communities making demand, unaltered boundaries, economic viability and massive manpower.
He appealed to the National Assembly to confirm Aba State as the 6th South East State because of its distinctiveness and uniqueness over others in the zone.
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