The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has firmly opposed the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review’s recent proposal to create 31 new states, including five in the South-East. The youth wing contends that this plan exacerbates the region’s longstanding marginalization.
National President Mazi Okwu Nnabuike expressed dismay, highlighting that while other regions currently have six or seven states, the South-East remains with only five. He emphasized that the proposal fails to address this disparity, instead offering an equal number of new states to regions already advantaged.
Okwu criticized South-East representatives in the House for permitting a proposal that, in his view, further sidelines the region. He urged them to revisit and rectify this imbalance to foster national unity.
The youth leader advocates for the creation of at least two additional states in the South-East before considering equal state creation across all regions. This approach, he believes, would bring the South-East to parity with other zones and address feelings of subjugation among the Igbo people.
