VOTERS RIGHTS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (VRAN)
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PRESS STATEMENT
ORLU STATE AND ORLU AS THE STATE CAPITAL
Voters Rights Association of Nigeria (VRAN) is yet to understand the rationale why Örlu a glorified village with hardly any amenity to show for role of State Capital will be the name of the so-called Örlu State and also at the same time be the state capital.
The proponents of Örlu State also also wants us to believe that the dubious way to go about this suspicious agenda was their selfish desire to hijack many communities that make up Anambra South Senatorial district of Anambra State to add to their Örlu State magic without even consulting the Constituents through their representatives namely Senator and House of Representatives members at the National Assembly,NASS Abuja.
VRAN believes strongly that Örlu State is merely a figment of imagination of the proponents who wants to continue their political domination and marginalisation as presently done in Imo State where the rotational principle of governorship of Imo State has been thrown to the winds.A clever look of the evil political agenda of the so-called Orlu State proponents or sponsors is to create a majority Orlu and minority segments from Anambra South Senatorial district communities so as to make Orlu’s political dorminance a fait accompli. Anambraians will not allow this!
If the NASS is now determined in the interest of equity to create one additional state from the South East,common sense dictates that the original Equity State or Etiti State with State Capital at Umunze or Okigwe already decided and created by the 2014 National Constitutional Conference during the Goodluck Jonathan Administration should be revisited in the interest of equity and social justice.
Barr.Dr.Jezie Ekejiuba
President
Voters Rights Associations of Nigeria
Onitsha,Anambra State
June 15,2024
