The quest for the creation of Anioma state as the sixth state of the Southeast region has gained unprecedented support from no fewer than ninety Senators in the upper legislative chamber.
Among those in support of the proposed state were the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, the Senate leader, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, and 97 other members of the upper legislative chamber.
This follows intense lobbying by Senator Ned Nwoko, representing the Delta North senatorial district on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Nwoko, a key champion of the Anioma State movement, had addressed a letter dated May 27, 2025, to the Senate President and all members of the Senate, seeking their individual and collective support for the creation of the state.
In the letter, the Senator anchored the proposal on the principles of national development, equity, justice, and federal balance.
The proposal is formally captured under Senate Bill 481, currently under legislative consideration as part of the ongoing constitutional amendment process.
With 90 Senators already signed on, political analysts and legislative experts affirm that the motion has met and surpassed the Senate’s constitutional requirement of two-thirds majority support, which stands at 67 Senators.
As the list of supporters is expected to grow in the coming weeks, the push for Anioma State continues to resonate as a unifying cause with strong prospects for legislative success and national approval.
Among the top-ranking lawmakers, who have thrown their weight behind the Anioma State initiative are: Sen. Barau Jibrin, Deputy Senate President; Sen. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, Senate Leader; Sen. Abba Patrick Moro, Senate Minority Leader; Sen. Adams Oshiomhole, former Governor of Edo State; Sen. Seriake Dickson, former Governor of Bayelsa State; Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, former Governor of Abia State; and Sen. Victor Umeh, Southeast political stalwart.
Others are: Sen. Gbenga Daniel, former Governor of Ogun State, Sen. Ireti Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Sen. Simon Lalong, former Governor of Plateau State, and Sen. Tony Nwoye, representing Anambra North, amongst others.
At the heart of this legislative groundswell is a remarkable show of solidarity in the Senate, where 90 Senators – well over the required two-thirds majority have already endorsed the proposal, thus confirming that the constitutional threshold for such state creation has been surpassed in the Red Chamber.
Anioma State as proposed by late Dennis Osadabay(The Ojiba 1 of Asaba) will comprise peoples of Aniocha(Delta), Ndokwa(Delta), Ika(Delta), Igbanke(Edo), Oshimili(Delta), Ndoni(Rivers), Oguta(Imo), Ogbaru(Anambra), Onitsha Ado(Anambra).
When created, Anioma State will fill the long standing marginalisation gap in the South East region.
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