Tension

Let Anioma State Be By Sylvester Monye The recent revival of the demand for the creation of Anioma State, essentially driven by Senator Ned Nwoko, is in keeping with the aspiration of our people. The demand for the creation of Anioma state has been long-standing and must rank as one of the oldest agitations in the political history of Nigeria. Political detractors would want you to believe that Senator Nwoko's interest in the Anioma State movement is just for his politics. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The agitation has always been driven by the Anioma people who are of Igbo descent and reside in the northern part of Delta State. The Anioma people, though located in Delta State, share a distinct Igbo cultural identity that is remarkably different from the Urhobo and Itsekiri ethnic groups in the state. This distinctive demand has enjoyed the support of all well-meaning persons in that enclave. The very term, Anioma, coined by the illustrious Chief (Dr) Dennis Osadebay as far back as 1951, has remained the unchanging acronym by which this area has been identified. So, the inspired poet and politician, the only Premier of the defunct Mid-West Region, Dennis Osadebay, was the uncontestable founding father of the Anioma state movement. Down the decades since then, Anioma people have remained wedded to this ideal that has remained Osadebay’s greatest bequest to his people as they struggle to find a befitting foothold in the Nigerian commonwealth as well as a plank on which to build a fast and stable development that should show other African peoples the way to follow.

If you go for a Referendum for state creation in the southeast, Adada State will have the way, considering their population and resources. ~Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi. The creation of Adada State is currently the most important of all proposed state creations in the Southeast.

ADADA State is ready to go. Of all state creation proposals, it remains the oldest and most prioritized demand from the SE. In line with Sec. 8(1), 1999 Constitution (as amended), ADADA State is the only request from the region that has fully met all constitutional requirements.

"Adada State is not as viable as Anioma..." - Kenny Okolugbo

They’re already making the nonsense Adada state the most hated cos it’s the most selfish thing I’ve seen so far. Something that has no economic value.