Bill to create Etiti state in South East, passes first reading | Read More
The House of Representatives on Tuesday, started a process to alter the 1999 constitution to give room for the creation of ‘Etiti state” in the South East.
The bill sponsored by the member representing Isuikwuato / Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia State, Hon. Amobi Godwin Ogah, is also seeking for the creation of UTURU-CHIEZE Local Government Area out of the present Isuikwuato and Umunneochi local government Area of Abia State.
Others sponsoring the bill which has now passed its first reading, include;
Hon. Princess Miriam Odinaka Onuoha, representing Okigwe and Onuimo federal constituency.
Hon. Kama Nkemkama representing ivo/Ohazara federal constituency.
Hon. Princess Chinwe Nnabuife representing Orumba South and North Federal Constituency and
Hon. Anayo Onwuegbu representing Oji river/ Agwai/ aniri federal constituency.
The proposed state is to be created out of the present Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states.
When created, the new state will have 11 local government areas drawn from the five states with headquarters at Lokpanta.
The bill seeks to alter three sections of the 1999 constitution, to delete the word 36 and replace it with the word 37 to accommodate the new state and to insert the word Etiti, immediately after Enugu in the list of states contained in the Constitution.
It also seeks to alter the listing of local government according to states and transfer the 11 local government areas from their current states to the new state.
The local governments to be affected are Isuikwuato and Umu-Nneochi (Abia), Orumba North and Orumba South (Anambra), Ivo and Ohaozara (Ebonyi), Aninri, Agwu and Oji River (Enugu) as well as Okigwe and Onuimo (Imo).
