Monarchs, stakeholders hit Okowa over comment on Anioma state creation

Traditional rulers and cardinal stakeholders successful Delta North person disagreed with the erstwhile Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, implicit the instauration of Anioma State.

While Okowa has expressed disapproval of the move, informing that it volition beryllium a disservice to Maryam Babangida to balkanise Delta State successful the sanction of Anioma creation, accepted rulers person reaffirmed their enactment for it, urging unity among governmental leaders.

The monarchs described the obnoxious authorities being exhibited by immoderate of their sons and daughters arsenic worrisome, informing against divisive actions susceptible of derailing the long-standing agitation for Anioma State.

The presumption was made known during the maiden gathering of the Technical Committee connected the Creation of Anioma State, held astatine the palace of the Obuzor of Ibusa successful Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State.

The stakeholders stressed the request to refocus efforts connected achieving the nonsubjective of statehood, insisting that partisan interests indispensable not beryllium allowed to frustrate the law process already underway.

In his opening remarks, Chairman of the Tec...