Agbor rejects political affiliation with S’East

The people of Agbor of Delta State has rejected any affiliation of the area to the Southeastern part of the country.
This was the outcome of a meeting convoked by Ikoro-Agbor, comprising of the youth of the entire communities of Agbor Kingdom, who met recently in Imobi Agbor.
Their discussion, it was gathered, centered around the on the issues raised by the senator representing Delta North in the National Assembly, Sen. Ned Nwoko, regarding matter of ceding the regional affiliation of the prospective Anioma State to South-Eastern Nigeria.
In an open letter written to Presidernt Bola Tinubu and Senate President Godsill Akpabio, a copy of which was made available to journalists, the roup said that, “Agbor are not in agreement with the published proposition of Sen. Ned Nwoko and are therefore opposed to the political affiliation of Anioma to South-Eastern Nigeria.

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The letter titled, ‘AGBOR REJECTS POLITICAL AFILIATION WITH SOUTH-EASTERN NIGERIA’ the group rejected Sen. Nwoko’s proposal of Anioma State as they were not consulted before issued the proposal.
The letter, dated June 23, 2024 and e-signed by Johnson Imade, Egbonimali Mburiche, Sunday Ugbede and Ehiedu Agwaze read that, “Ikoro-Agbor, comprising of the youth of the entire communities of Agbor Kingdom, met recently in Imobi Agbor and after extensive deliberations on the issues raised by Sen. Ned Nwoko…
“That Agbor Kingdom is an integral part of Delta North senatorial district, otherwise called Anioma. We state that Agbor are not in agreement with the published proposition of Sen. Ned Nwoko and are therefore opposed to the political affiliation of Anioma to South-Eastern Nigeria.
“We affirm that Senator Ned Nwoko, the senator representing the Delta North District did not consult with the people of Agbor before issuing his proposition of a prospective Anioma State joining with the South-East in a new Region in Nigeria.
“That we are by this publication, expressing our disapproval of Senator Nwoko’s conduct of taking such far reaching and binding political decision without prior consultation with the principal stakeholders of the Anioma Region.
“We inform you that Agbor Kingdom was firmly situated in the Old Western Region where it occupied a pride of place as our king, Obi Obika, as a high ranking Minister, represented the interests of the Anioma people in the Western Region Government.
“That during the plebiscite that created the Midwest Region in 1964, Agbor people helped mobilize the rest Anioma Region to vote for and become an integral part of the Midwest Region.

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“That the Agbor Kingdom has had no shared history, governing commonality or association with the Igbo before or after British colonialism. While we remain fellow compatriots since the independence of Nigeria in 1960, we have had no relatable administrative experience with South-Eastern Nigeria.
“That arising from these stated facts, IKORO-AGBOR dissociates the land and people of Agbor from the proposition of Senator Ned Nwoko which we Believe has been published to the National Assembly, the Presidency and other public institutions for consideration. We therefore by this publication declare Nwoko’s unilateral affiliation to the South-East null, void and of no binding effect on Anioma people.
“That the mandate of Senator Ned Nwoko, representstive of Delta North in the 10th Senate of the Republic of Nigeria does not include any permission to railroad or bond the Delta North or Anioma people to a political union with South Eastern Nigeria without the democratic consent of the people expressed in a plebiscite.
“We hold that any re-arrangement in the political affiliation of the Delta North senatorial district will require a plebiscite to seek a democratic validation as was done before the creation of the Midwest Region in 1964. Agbor was an integral part of that epochal political experience.
” That the Agbor people remain united with their Anioma brethren in the advocacy for Anioma State, following in the leadership role played by our own Dr. George Oka Orewa of blessed memory, whose pioneering leadership united the Anioma people in the quest for their own state and identity.
” Finally, Ikoro-Agbor expresses the firm resolve of Agbor people to remain a strong advocate of a future Anioma state that will be solidly an integral part of the South-South region of Nigeria.”