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Youth Leader Commends House Of Representatives For Listing Obolo Among Proposed New States

By: Awajis Josiah-Chijindu

The immediate past President of Obolo youth Coalition, OYC; Comrade Ijonama Amon has commended the National Assembly committee on constitutional review for listing Obolo State as one of the States to be created in the country.

Comrade Amon who stated this while reacting to the proposed creation of the new States in the country also described the proposed Obolo State as the most viable among the 31 proposed new States in the country.

According to him, the proposed Obolo State is even more viable than some existing States in the country as it has both human and material resources to survive, adding that the proposed State is not only reach in oil and gas but has enough marine and forest resources to generate revenue.



He noted that the proposed State also has a rich forest for conservation.

The Youth leader who recounted how the agitation for the proposed state started said Obolo State agitators were the first to submit a memoranda to the both chambers of the National Assembly for the creation of Obolo State.

According to him, the agitation started way back in 2022 when as the president of Obolo youth coalition he submitted a memoranda to the National Assembly, adding that he is happy that his efforts are yielding results.

He further described the situation as a dream come true for sons and daughters of the Obolo nation who have for years yearned for a situation that will bring the Obolo people together.

The past OYC president added that the creation of more States would enable States in the country to be less dependent on the federal allocations as they will be a source for revenues to survive.

Obolo is over qualified in terms of geographical spread and resources. Also population wise and land mass. Obolo is richer than some States in Nigeria, Obolo is the most viable,it has oil and gas,fishes and forest resources " he said.

Amon who was a one speaker of Ijaw youth council (IYC) youth parliament and president Obolo youth coalition further said the creation of Obolo state will not only help to improve the conditions of life of the Ijaw nation but also Niger Delta at large.

He argued that even if the creation of the state did not come to pass, history will record that Obolo people once agitated for their own state but expressed the hope that the agitation will yield positive results this time around.

 


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  1. Anonymous10 February 2025 at 18:22

    This is commendable. Our expectations of having our own state as the Obolo people, will not be cut short by God's grace.

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