A bill to amend the 1999 Constitution and create an additional state in the South-East geo-political zone, named Etiti, has passed its first reading in the House of Representatives.
Sponsored by Rep. Amobi Ogah (LP-Abia) and four others, the bill was read by the clerk of the House of Representatives, Dr. Yahaya Dan’Zaria, during plenary in Abuja on Tuesday. The co-sponsors include Rep. Miriam Onuoha (APC-Imo), Rep. Kama Nkemkama, Rep. Chinwe Nnabuife, and Rep. Anayo Onwuegbu.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the proposed state would encompass communities from the existing states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo. The new state would consist of 11 Local Government Areas, with its headquarters at Lokpanta.
The bill seeks to amend three sections of the 1999 Constitution to replace the word "36" with "37" to accommodate the new state and insert "Etiti" immediately after "Enugu" in the list of states.
Additionally, the bill proposes altering the listing of local governments according to states and transferring the 11 local government areas from their current states to the new state. The affected local governments are Isuikwuato and Umu-Nneochi (Abia), Orumba North and Orumba South (Anambra), Ivo and Ohaozara (Ebonyi), Aninri, Agwu, and Oji River (Enugu), and Okigwe and Onuimo (Imo).
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