Professor Steve Okecha, a respected figure in Nigeria’s education community, has fired back at Senator Prince Ned Nwoko’s assertion that Delta North is Igbo. In a statement, Okecha expressed concerns about Nwoko’s approach to the Anioma state creation issue, suggesting that a referendum may be necessary.
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“Initially, you and your aides gave the impression that Anioma state alone would be created by fiat, bypassing the Constitution. Now, you and your team are beginning to realise that a referendum is inevitable,” Okecha said.
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He questioned Nwoko’s understanding of Delta North history, advising him to consult professional historians. “You studied law and history, probably European history, at Keele University in the United Kingdom. You have no grasp of Delta North history, let alone African history. The history of Delta North being dished out by you and your aides is FABU β mere fiction. Listen to professional historians [I am not one of them], and do not depend on quack storytellers.,” Okecha advised.
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The professor further argued that state creation is not a one-man affair and expressed disappointment in Nwoko’s approach to representing Delta North. “State creation is not a ONE-MAN affair,” he emphasized.
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Okecha also poked fun at Nwoko’s aides, describing them as “wild patrol dogs and hooligans” who have done “incalculable and immeasurable damage” to his image.
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βInitially, you and your aides gave the impression that Anioma state alone would be created by fiat, bypassing the Constitution. Now, you and your team are beginning to realise that a referendum is inevitable.
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We are surprised and shocked, that you are not bothered by the unruly behaviour of many of your aides, better described, as wild patrol dogs and hooligans. To be frank, they have, unfortunately, done incalculable and immeasurable damage to your image. To your good self. Some of your aides are evil djjins.
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Your aides are a colony of beggars and parasites, most of whom are from Ukwuani-Ndosumili land. They are advanced almajirai: unguarded, uncouth and raw. When the cloud clears in 2026, the weed and tramadol boys will search for cassava farms to cultivate. The lazy, lousy lawyers will hang around court premises, to charge and bail:Β debasing the noble profession.
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You studied law and history, probably European history, at Keele University in the United Kingdom. You have no grasp of Delta North history, let alone African history. The history of Delta North being dished out by you and your aides is FABU β mere fiction. Listen to professional historians [I am not one of them], and do not depend on quack storytellers.
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You and your aides are not sociologists, not anthropologists, not biographers, not chronologists, not archivists, not historiographers, not antiquarians. You should, therefore, not distort and dabble into Delta North history.
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Mister Senator, the way you are carrying on, you may soon be neither here nor there. Tell us, do you want to continue fighting for unrealisable Anioma state, or do you want to return to the Senate in 2027? Please stay with us in Delta State. I hope and pray that Ohaneze Ndigbo does not lure you to the Southeast with a cheap senatorial slot in one of the Igbo states, now that they are yourΒ kit and kin.
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Your initial admirers are sad and disappointed that you have abandoned the representation of Delta North in the Red Chamber for optics and showingoffness. I am one of those disappointed.
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I learned about the four cardinal points in the primary school: East, West, North and South. Geographically, Delta State was part of Western Nigeria, while beyond the Niger bridge at Asaba, was Eastern Nigeria. I am a scientist, and a critical thinker. Mister Senator, you want a state to be created in Western Nigeria to make up for the shortfall in Eastern Nigeria. Does it make sense?
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Your argument is NOT convincing. You want an additional state to be created in South-South to be part of the South-East. This is abracadabra; it is most embarrassing. Barefaced illogicality. One does not require a bachelorβs degree in Basic Reasoning to be able to see clearly the incongruity, laughableness and contradiction.Β
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You have said recently, βI represent Anioma state.βΒ There is NO such state in Nigeria. You have also said that, Anioma state would be signed, sealed and delivered to you. You are certainly operating outside Nigeria. State creation is not a ONE-MAN affair.β
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β Professor Steve A. Okecha
Culled from Ukwuani Trumpet Facebook
