Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- The Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has threatened to sue the Nigerian government over its failure to create an additional state in the South-east.

The President-General of the Ohanaeze, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, in a statement on Monday, said it is improper that the South-east is the only region in Nigeria with five states.

Mr Iwuanyanwu said the situation has cost the region billions of financial losses and losses in ministerial appointments as well as legislative representations.

"In 2005 and 2014, we raised this issue at various political conferences.

"All men of goodwill at the conference agreed that it was unfair for the South-east to have only five States and recommended that an addit...