Adiele Lawson, Umuahia
The Aba State creation is closer and real now than ever.
This was disclosed by the chairman of Aba State Creation Movement and the chairman of Aba Union, His Royal Highness Eze Love Nwogu.
He made the disclosure during the monthly meeting of the Aba union which, he said, was to discuss about the condition of the Ukwa and Ngwa extraction which is principally the creation of Aba State our of the present Abia State.
Also, it was to forge a cultural festival that would bring the people together to showcase the Ukwa and Ngwa cultural heritage.
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The monarch also pointed out that Aba State creation is more than 70 per cent feasible, stressing that a committee of Ohaneze Ndi Igbo which was given the mandate of selecting the state to be created out of South East geopolitical zone to correct the already existing imbalance in the region, voted unanimously and approved the creation of Aba State.
The chairman described it as the opinion of the whole Igbo race stressing that with that approval it has achieved more than 70 per cent.
He mandated the coordinators of Aba State Movement to go back to the grassroots, the rural communities and villages for a sensitisation to create awareness on how to achieve the project.
The traditional ruler, therefore, called on every Ukwa and Ngwa indigene to go and converse with their residents so that the President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Assembly and the entire world, would be aware of the need for the creation of Aba State.
The chairman also used the occasion to state the position of the people of Ukwa and Ngwa on the Ruga settlement and the condition of Nigeria as regards the massive killing by the Fulani herdsmen, Boko Haram, kidnapping and the banditry going on in the country.
Eze Nwogu said that since Ukwa Nigeria is part of Abia State and Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has made it categorically clear that Abia has no land for Ruga or cattle colony, the Ukwa and Ngwa people are solidly behind the governor.
He explained that the people of Ukwa and Ngwa has not enough land for farming let alone talk of Ruga settlement.