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Why South-East Nigeria needs one extra state- Ekweremadu

by Jungle Journalist
April 3, 2022
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The senator representing Enugu West and former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Saturday, said that the South-East needed an extra state because the region was shortchanged.

Ekweremadu said that an extra state would enable the South-East to “match with the rest of the country in terms of opportunities and National Assembly.”

He said, during a town hall meeting in Enugu State, that the South-East was shortchanged in the area of resource control, the Daily Post reports.

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Ekweremadu noted that the region stood at a disadvantaged position in voting and resource distribution at the National Assembly.

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“The number (in the National Assembly) is lopsided, because of the way the states were created.

“Right now, the South-East has just five states while others have six and seven. With the Senate, we have just 15 lawmakers, while some have 18 and some 21.

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“So, when it comes to voting and resource distribution, we are shortchanged. If you go to the House of Representatives, it’s a similar thing.

“I believe that the fair thing to do is for the country to agree for us to have an extra state for the South-East. So, that will enable us to match with the rest of the country in terms of opportunities and National Assembly,” he said.

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