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DELTA:ANIOMA STATE MARCH

Hundreds of thousands of Anioma youths, women, and men march to the Delta State Government House in Asaba, demanding that Asaba remain the state capital and rejecting any move to zone it to the South-East. The protesters, drawn from the Delta North Senatorial District and the Igbanke community of Edo State, carry placards chanting solidarity songs, calling on political leaders and stakeholders to support their cause. At the Government House, leaders of the coalition present their demands, insisting that the Anioma people are ancestrally, culturally, and linguistically Igbo, and therefore deserve recognition as Nigeria’s 37th state. The coalition submits a memorandum, citing provisions of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.The Igbanke community also appeals for inclusion in the proposed Anioma State.Responding on behalf of the Delta State Government, the Chief of Staff to the Governor,Johnson Erijo, says the government supports democratic principles and the rule of law, stressing that state creation must follow constitutional processes, including petitions, legislative action, and a referendum.