A bill to amend the 1999 Constitution and create Etiti State (equity) in the South East passed its first reading in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
The bill is sponsored by Hon. Amobi Godwin Ogah, representing the Isikwuato/Umunneochi federal constituency, along with four other representatives from the affected communities. These include Hon. Princess Miriam Odinaka Onuoha (Okigwe and Onuimo federal constituency), Hon. Kama Nkemkama (Ivo/Ohazara federal constituency), Hon. Princess Chinwe Nnabuife (Orumba South and North federal constituency), and Hon. Anayo Onwuegbu (Oji River/Agwai/Aniri federal constituency).
The proposed Etiti State would be created from parts of the current Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo states. It would comprise 11 local government areas, with its headquarters located at Lokpanta.
The bill aims to amend three sections of the 1999 Constitution by changing the number of states from 36 to 37 to accommodate the new state and by adding “Etiti” immediately after “Enugu” in the list of states.
Additionally, it seeks to reassign the 11 local government areas from their current states to the new state. The affected local governments are Isuikwuato and Umunneochi (Abia), Orumba North and Orumba South (Anambra), Ivo and Ohaozara (Ebonyi), Aninri, Agwu, and Oji River (Enugu), and Okigwe and Onuimo (Imo).
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