By Austin Ogwuda
Leadership and members of Ukpe Anioma Progressive Association have thrown their support behind Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North senatorial district at the National Assembly in his quest towards the creation of Anioma State as the Sixth State of the South East geopolitical zone.
Rising from a meeting held in Agbor, Ika South local government area, Delta State, Nigeria, the group noted that since the National Assembly is desirous of correcting the injustice meted to the South East east geopolitical zone with only Five States as against the Six States in all other geopolitical zones, the need to take advantage of the good national intention and ensure that Anioma becomes the beneficiary cannot be overemphasized.
The National Coordinator, Chief Alex Ikpeazu, flanked by other senatorial leaders: Dr Emeka Okolie, Ben Enwose-Williams, Dr Chris Ugoh, Chief Joe Nwaoyor, Chief Gabriel Ohai, Chief Fred Okoruwe, Chief Alfred Obuseh, Vera Nwanodu Adesotu, Stella Bardi and Chukwuma Dafe called on all their sons and daughters to overwhelmingly support this historic opportunity.
While appreciating the Senator for 14 Motions and 19 Bills moved, submitted and proposed, they agreed Anioma people have never had a representative with an open door policy who is impacting directly on the generality of the people irrespective of political affiliations.
As part of their resolutions, the group stated that “In the history of political representation of our people at the National Assembly has any representative intentionally opened their heart and mind for effective representation of our people as we are seeing in Ned Nwoko and we will therefore continue to support him.
“Constituency projects which hitherto were selfishly and secretly distributed by our past representatives to their cronies have now been laid bare with beneficiaries cutting across all political parties and ordinary Anioma sons and daughters by Senator Ned Nwoko in virtually all the communities in Delta North”, said their National Coordinator, Chief Alex lkpeazu on behalf of the group.
