BEVERLY HILLS, February 05, (THEWILL) – Mr. Willie Obiano, Governor of Anambra State says President Muhammadu Buhari is strongly committed to the creation of a sixth state in the South-East.
Obiano spoke when the Ohaneze Ndigbo, Lagos branch paid him a visit at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia, Anambra State, on Wednesday.
“I’m in good terms with the President. He has good plans for the South-East, contrary to the perception of some people. He has emotional feeling that the South-East ought to have an additional state.
“I’m also hopeful that the Federal Government would set aside November 16 as a national day in memory of the late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, the first president of this great country.”
Obiano condemned the decision of the Ohaneze to fix a meeting on a day President Buhari was in the state to commission a mausoleum in honour of the late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe who, the governor said, “remains a world hero of the Igbo.”
Speaking, the Ohanaeze delegation led by its branch president, Nnamdi Nwigwe, said they were in the state to show solidarity to the Obiano-led government.
The group extolled what it called “Obiano’s negotiating power and think-home philosophy,” among other initiatives.
Nwigwe said, “We are particularly happy with your position on appreciating President Mohammadu Buhari-led administration’s good gestures to the people of the South-East region and Anambra State in particular.
“The completion of Zik Mausoleum, which is a national monument, the ongoing Second Niger Bridge, road projects and other infrastructures lay credence to the fact that the Buhari administration has not forgotten the region,” the group stated.
