Famous comedian cum Nollywood actor, Okechukwu Anthony Onyegbule, popularly known as Okey Bakassi, has advised the government of the nation to abolish ‘state of origin’ in the country.
The laughter merchant is of the opinion that the reason why Nigeria is disunited is because of the emphasis placed on the ‘state of origin’.
He said; “If we want to strengthen the unity of this country, we should all advocate the abolition of ‘state of origin’ and emphasise ‘state of residence’.”
“I don’t see why in 2023, we should be filling out a form and asking people for their ‘state of origin’ or ‘tribe’.”
“Is it the tribe one belongs to that will determine how the person will function in office?”
“I think what should be more important to anybody should be one’s state of residence. It does not contribute anything to national development.”
“The government should enact laws that will change the system.”
