ANAMBRA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ELECTION: ZONING ARRANGEMENT CONTINUES – NNEWI PROFESSIONALS

Participants at the just concluded maiden edition of the Nnewi political summit, the Nnewi professionals have decided that the zoning agreement which stipulates that Nnewi’s seat at the Anambra State House of Assembly must be rotated between the four quarters of Nnewi (Otolo, Uruagu, Umudim and Nnewichi) must be sustained.
In a communique signed by the summit chairman the former governor of Anambra State, Her Excellency, Dame Virgy Etiaba and the convener Dr Obi Nwosu, participants among several issues insisted on the zoning formula.

The details of the communique can be seen below:

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE FIRST NNEWI POLITAL SUMMIT ORGANISED BY NNEWI PROFESSIONALS

THEME: POSSESSING OUR POSSESSION

INTRODUCTION:  The first Nnewi political summit was convened to discuss the Nnewi polity towards a more united Nnewi activities and peace of the community.

PREAMBLE

Notable Leaders and people of Nnewi polity met in a solemn gathering at the Anaedo Hall, Nnewi to deliberate towards a more united Nnewi activities most importantly the future of Nnewi politics and to define what actually Nnewi polity wants in Anambra State and more importantly Nigeria.

The summit which was packaged by a team of Nnewi professional was attended by Nnewi Traditional leaders, Political leaders, Government representatives, Political aspirants, Business men, Opinion leaders, Youth groups, professional bodies, Market Leaders etc.

After exhaustive deliberations by the largest gathering of Nnewi people in a major political summit, the following communiqué was adopted.

• Summit recalls with nostalgia, the great contributions Nnewi has made to the politics of Anambra State since the inception of the return to democracy.
• Summit recalls that Nnewi over the past ten (10) years has not had its rightful place in all spheres of governance; from the office of Governor, Senate, Major political appointments both Federal and State despite its heavy contributions physically, morally, financially in the State politics.
• Summit noted also the crisis of zoning controversy that wants to disrupt the unity and cohesion existing in Nnewi.
• Summit noted that Nnewi does not have a definition of what it actually wants in the politics and development of the polity.

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The summit therefore resolved that;

• Nnewi should define what it wants in the polity of the state and come together in unity to fight for it. Similarly, the desirable development objectives should be defined and pursued.
• Nnewi should present its best eleven in any contestable position.
• The present zoning formula of one term rotation among the four Nnewi communities as previously established by the Nzuko-Ora Nnewi and Nnewi Stake-holders in previous meetings should be sustained. Hence,it is the turn of Nnewichi to contest for 2019 State House of Assembly. Any agreeable changes can however be introduced at the onset and not midway into any term of office.
• That our aspirants for the National Assembly positions should make wide consultations and necessary alliances in order to achieve the success we desire.
• That our illustrious son vying for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has the support of the community.
• That these agreed positions of the Nnewi Professionals and Stakeholders taken today shall form the basis for a new Nnewi polity with an attendant benefits of peace and unity, fair-play, development and progress of the town.

Signed:

Her Excellency, Dame Virgy Etiaba

(CON) Summit Chairman

Dr Obi Nwosu

Convener