Senator Ned Nwoko, representing the Delta North senatorial district in the National Assembly, has announced the setting up of a Technical Committee to work on the requirements for achieving the proposed creation of Anioma State.
The senator made the announcement, when he visited the palace of the Asagba of Asaba, His Royal Majesty, Asagba Prof Epiphany Azinge.
Nwoko said while he would be dealing with the legislative aspects of the proposed Anioma State, the Technical Committee would focus on meeting other requirements for the creation of the state.
The technical committee comprised traditional rulers, the three House of Representatives members from Delta North, some members of Delta State State House of Assembly from Delta North, prominent Anioma sons and daughters and women groups.
The committee also includes representatives of the Nigerian Bar Association, Civil Society Organizations, Anioma Congress, Anioma Indigenes Worldwide, Anioma Professionals, Izu Anioma, Onu Ika, Ndokwa Neku Union, Omus of Anioma, Forum of Delta North Councillors, Forum of Presidents General of Anioma Communities, Yoruba and Arewa communities in Delta North.
Senator Nwoko, who disclosed that the Committee would soon be inaugurated, said his visit to the palace was to inform the Asagba that a public hearing on the creation of the proposed Anioma State would hold on 4th and 5th of July, in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State.
He urged Prof Azinge to not only play a key role in the Technical Committee, but also attend the public hearing and make a presentation that would give a royal impetus to the request for the creation of the state.
Responding, the Asagba of Asaba, His Royal Majesty, Asagba Prof Epiphany Azinge, SAN, commended Senator Ned Nwoko for his legislative impact, especially with respect to pushing for the creation of Anioma State and the upgrade of the Federal College of Education (Technical) Asaba, to a Federal University of Technology.
The monarch also hailed the senator’s commitment to the creation of Anioma state describing his approach as sacrificial.
The public hearing on the Anioma Bill has been scheduled for July 4 and 5 in Uyo by the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution.
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