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Pioneer leader of the caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Chief Sam Nkire, has commended the four members of the House of Representatives, who sponsored the bill for the creation of Aba State, as worthy representatives of their people.
Reacting to the bill, which passed its first reading in parliament last week, the elder statesman said the inhabitants of the nine local governments that make up the proposed Aba State would certainly be very proud of Ginger Onwusibe, Munachim Alozie, Chris Nkwonta and Ifeanyi Ikwechegh, who made it possible.
Chief Nkire added that the proposed Aba State, when created, would not only put the South East at par with other zones in the federation which have a minimum of six states each, but would also be activating a production hub for the economic advancement of Nigeria as a whole.
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According to him, “The issue of non-viability is out of the question, as the nine local governments which form the proposed state; Aba North, Aba South, Isiala Ngwa North, Isiala Ngwa South, Obingwa, Osisioma Ngwa, Ugwunagbo, Ukwa East and Ukwa West, are known to be rich in oil resources, industry and productive human resource.”
Going back to history, Nkire further stated that the quest for Aba State started in 1983 when Nigeria’s first Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Jaja Wachukwu, who hailed from Isiala Ngwa, told the Senate that the demand by his people for the creation of Aba State was, “pursuant to section 8(1) (a) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999.”
