By Eric Teniola The author in this third piece, continues with the discourse on states creation. The series was first published last week.  A  JOINT meeting of both houses was held and the list of the members of the House of Representatives was eventually reduced to twelve. The twelve new members were Abubakar Tuggar, Dr. […]

By Eric Teniola The author in this second piece, continues with the discourse on states creation. The series was first published last week. WHEREAS Section 8 of the 1999 Constitution also states that “An Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of creating a new State shall only be passed if a. a request, […]

By Eric Teniola IF the bar on creation of new states, as contained in our 1979 and 1999 Presidential Constitutions had been lowered, Anioma could have become a state by now. And not part of Delta State. Likewise Ijebu, Ijesha, Okun which comprises Mopa, Ogidi, Ayetoro Gbede, Okedayo, Odo Ere, Ife, Egbe, Iyara, Iyamoye, Odoape, […]

By Eric Teniola A FEW days later the NPP broke up. The breakup was not caused by political ideology but by presidential ambition. The Zikists in the NPP, especially Chief Adeniran Ogunsanya, Chief Olu Akifosile, Chief Raphael Ben Keshi Okafor alias Nwanmadu and others wanted Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe to be the presidential candidate of the […]

By Eric Teniola From last week, the piece continues with the recommendations made to the military governor of the  North Eastern State created by General Yakubu Gowon in 1967 over the choice of a state capital.  ON the question of finance alone he was made to understand that it would take many years before the North-Eastern […]