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Professor Mike Ozekhome (SAN) has criticised the House of Representatives for their latest proposal for the creation of 31 additional states.

Ozekhome, who is a human rights lawyer, said all the country needs is one additional state for the South-East to equal other geopolitical zones in the country.

Ozekhome, who spoke in a statement made available to Sundiata Post on Saturday, flayed the lawmakers for turning a blind eye to the suffering of Nigerians, and focusing on irrelevant issues of creating additional 31 states that are inconsequential to the present economic realities.

He argued that the existing states cannot survive on their own as they always run to Abuja for survival, hence, what is the wisdom in creating additional 31?

The statement reads: “I am surprised and greatly disturbed to hear that of the NASS are proposing 31 additional states to the present already behemoth,over bloated and unwieldy 36 state structure that Nigeria operates. I see this needless venture in the midst of more critical national issues as nothing but jesters playing out Baba Sallah’s Al Awada Kerikeri histrionics and buffoonery.

“How can they be talking about creating additional 31 states when over 2/3 of the present states are not viable entities existing on life and merely dependent on the federal centre for monthly oxygenation under section 162 of the 1999 Constitution?

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“How can we be talking of going through the stringent provisions of section 8 of the 1999 Constitution for a meaningless exercise that adds no value to a nation gasping for existential breadth?

“How can they be talking about creating new states when hunger, starvation, squalor and melancholy envelope inhabitants of the present minion states that literally beg for crumbs from the Abuja master’s table?

“All that Nigeria needs now are only two things to correct the inherent injustices in our warped federalist system and move towards growth and development:one additional state in the South East to equal others; and a brand new Constitution that is legitimate, people-driven autochthonous, credible and referendum-compliant to help correct our deep fault-lines and lopsided federation that make some states mere vassals consumers of the national cake without knowing or caring how the cake is baked.

“The NASS should immediately drop this provocative,funny and phoney butterflies-chasing and stop insulting our collective intelligence. Their present venture amounts to rubbing hot pepper deep inside Nigerians’ already bruised bodies of gaping sores.”

https://dailytimesng.com/ozekhome-to-reps-all-we-need-is-1-more-state-for-south-east/

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https://dailytimesng.com/ozekhome-to-reps-all-we-need-is-1-more-state-for-south-east/

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pls cut from east to make it 6 simple. Them cut Delta and Edo from Bendel. Niger state alone is bigger than the whole 5 eastern states. Make them cut am too nah. Delta na Midwest by referendum vote in 1963. Na Ned nwoko start this nonsense see finish. 2027 he will be political orphan. Any part from any other region added to east will be the only peaceful place officially belonging to east/ Igbo. But b4 long, ipob will end the peace and security. Na to add whole or part of Delta cos of sea access these ones dey find

Creamypie:
pls cut from east to make it 6 simple. Them cut Delta and Edo from Bendel. Niger state alone is bigger than the whole 5 eastern states. Make them cut am too nah. Delta na Midwest by referendum vote in 1963

why the hell did you guys created South East knowing that it can fit in the size of Niger state or whatever you call it

Since the SE geopolitical zone has just 5 states as compared to other zones with 6 to 7 states… I think everyone on his right thinking faculty should advocate for additional state for SE to provide equality…
You don’t have to be dumb all the time, do you

Creamypie:
pls cut from east to make it 6 simple. Them cut Delta and Edo from Bendel. Niger state alone is bigger than the whole 5 eastern states. Make them cut am too nah. Delta na Midwest by referendum vote in 1963

Babablu bulabu.

Niger state is around 100 times of Singapore.

Una sabi open mouth waaaaa.

Ttipsy:
why the hell did you guys created South East knowing that it can fit in the size of Niger state or whatever you call it

Since the SE geopolitical zone has just 5 states as compared to other zones with 6 to 7 states… I think everyone on his right thinking faculty should advocate for additional state for SE to provide equality…
You don’t have to be dumb all the time, do you

then it should morph into south, if they can't cut from east. After all Edo, Delta are Midw est by referendum . U wey no know say u dumb, what's ur suggestion aside taking part of Delta from different zone and across river to add to east

Creamypie:
then it should morph into south, if they can't cut from east. After all Edo, Delta are Midwest by referendum

you still not making sense…

One more State for the South East to be funded by who?.. these greedy lots are so comfortable contributing nothing to the centre yet taking the largest share from what other regions laboured to contribute.

South West must get at least 3 additional States before South East will get any extra State.. the injustice can't continue.

Nigeria MUST stop robbing South West and hardworking Yorubas to pay leeches with entitlement mentality. End the injustice now!!

Agreed

Only 1 South East State is needed to equalize the number of states across the regions and make it 6 states across, bar the north west.

The South East can't be asking for another state to balance their region and make it equal with other regions, and in result other regions will want to ask for more states to also alter the newly created balance.

Is it a manifestation of superiority complex or what ?

Must South East be under you ?

Better watch your greed

A fight for equity shouldn't necessary trigger greed in other regions if we want to be honest

flokii:
One more State for the South East to be funded by who?.. these greedy lots are so comfortable contributing nothing to the centre yet taking the largest share from what other regions laboured to contribute.

South West must get at least 3 additional States before South East will get any extra State.. the injustice can't continue.

Nigeria MUST stop robbing South West and hardworking Yorubas to pay leeches with entitlement mentality. End the injustice now!!

The 6 South West states are funded from the yams in your father's Yam farm i guess

Creamypie:
pls cut from east to make it 6 simple. Them cut Delta and Edo from Bendel. Niger state alone is bigger than the whole 5 eastern states. Make them cut am too nah. Delta na Midwest by referendum vote in 1963. Na Ned nwoko start this nonsense see finish. 2027 he will be political orphan.

Lagos state is bigger than Togo, didn’t stop Togo from being a whole sovereign nation. I don’t see why the SE can’t get an additional state

Yea that all

State Kwa

When hunger won finish person

I beg na food we need o

Town don red

Nonesense

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[quote author=flokii post=134076684]One more State for the South East to be funded by who?.. these greedy lots are so comfortable contributing nothing to the centre yet taking the largest share from what other regions laboured to contribute.

South West must get at least 3 additional States before South East will get any extra State.. the injustice can't continue.

Nigeria MUST stop robbing South West and hardworking Yorubas to pay leeches entitlement mentality. End the injustice now oga rest ...what does your sadwest contribute to the centre except agbores..abia imo and Anambra are oil producing states...if u are not ignorant u would have known this fact...hatred for igbos might give you high blood pressure

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One more state for the region that's of the size of Oyo state. These people are just greedy.

I wonder where they want to cram another state in southeast











That empty dot region (with all its indigenous people permanently resident in Lagos and other parts of the country) has got nothing to prove for getting more states biko

The report of 30+ new state creation shows that no new state is coming into existence..

Make everybody just calm down..

COMRADES, Ozhekome has hit the nail on the head...that's what Nigeria needs at the moment for the sake of unity, equality, peace, progress and development of our land

Hmmmmmm

Nigerians are just noisemakers and wasteful people.

Why not take one state from the North and add it to the South to balance the equation as 18+ 18.....are you telling me with all the so called professors we have someone cannot suggest something like adding Benue state to SE and pulling Taraba from NW back to middlebelt.....we are just a country populated with empty vessels.

He argued that the existing states cannot survive on their own as they always run to Abuja for survival, hence, what is the wisdom in creating additional 31?

See contradiction.

Existing States can't survive. However, just give us one more to add to the list of the states that can't survive.

Some people and poor reasoning

Zico5:
Ok

Meanwhile the whole of south east is just a state by land in north so likes of Niger state alone will need 5 states.

Hmmm

Creamypie:
pls cut from east to make it 6 simple. Them cut Delta and Edo from Bendel. Niger state alone is bigger than the whole 5 eastern states. Make them cut am too nah. Delta na Midwest by referendum vote in 1963. Na Ned nwoko start this nonsense see finish. 2027 he will be political orphan.

Even 1 local government dey will not create, the press must promote nonsense news to survive.

Ned Nwoko is a wise man, he has seen the light that APC is definitely in power till 2031.

Ozekhome is playing to the gallery. After giving the south east one more state what of the north west that has 7? Will that be just?

What we need is to return to regionalism. We all know this.

AndroBlaze:
Nigerians are just noisemakers and wasteful people.

Why not take one state from the North and add it to the South to balance the equation as 18+ 18.....are you telling me with all the so called professors we have someone cannot suggest something like adding Benue state to SE and pulling Adamawa from NW back to middlebelt.....we are just a country populated with empty vessels.

Chai.

Benue State on the Nigerian map is located in NC part and not even close to the South South, South East of South West, would now be relocated like a car and driven from the map and dumped in the south?

Pathetic reasoning.

Lagos is located in South West, close to Ogun State and also close to Benin Republic. Geographically, Lagos can either be merged with Ogun Stare or annexed to Benin Republic, it can't be taken to any other region.

You guys should learn how to reason.

Where Imo State is now geographically, it's can't be moved to South West or any northern region based on position and coordinates.

Extra state creation, in any part of the country, may not be a good idea for now.

Creamypie:
pls cut from east to make it 6 simple. Them cut Delta and Edo from Bendel. Niger state alone is bigger than the whole 5 eastern states. Make them cut am too nah. Delta na Midwest by referendum vote in 1963. Na Ned nwoko start this nonsense see finish. 2027 he will be political orphan.

State is based on population, not size of land

Lagos is the smallest state in Nigeria, but no state is as important as Lagos

flokii:
One more State for the South East to be funded by who?.. these greedy lots are so comfortable contributing nothing to the centre yet taking the largest share from what other regions laboured to contribute.

South West must get at least 3 additional States before South East will get any extra State.. the injustice can't continue.

Nigeria MUST stop robbing South West and hardworking Yorubas to pay leeches with entitlement mentality. End the injustice now!!

He doesn't have sense.

He said all 36 stares are struggling, but help us add one more to the South East, so we can add just one more struggle.