The Indigenes of Enugu State on Wednesday, stormed the National Assembly to demand for the creation of Adada State from the present Enugu State.
The delegation led by immediate past President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief John Nwodo, visited the principal officers of the National Assembly including the Leaders of the Committee on Constitution Review.
No petition against it
In their separate interface with the President and Deputy President of the State, the Adada State agitators, said the state was approved at the 2014 National Conference and has no petition against it in and outside Enugu State.
The leader of the delegation, Chief Nwodo said:“The proposed Adada State has peculiar characteristics… there is no petition against it within or outside Enugu State, unanimity of demand by all the five South Eastern States, approval at the 2014 National Conference and the need for it to make States in Igbo North three, as it is presently in Igbo South which has Imo, Anambra and Abia States as against Igbo North which presently has only Enugu and Ebonyi as States.”
President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan told the delegation that they were in order by coming to the National Assembly for such demand while his Deputy, Ovie Omo-Agege, assured them of support of the committee.
Opportunity and support
“So for your quest for the creation of Adada, you are welcome. We are going to give you every opportunity and support that will be necessary for the creation of the Adada State.
“It is a Constitutional and legitimate agitation. Nigerians should take the opportunity of the Constitutional review process that the ninth Senate and indeed the National Assembly have embarked upon,”he noted.
Senator Omo-Agege said: “Since state creation is item 10 out of the 11 thematic areas being considered by the committee, Adada will be given serious consideration. “
He however advised them to widen the scope of their lobbying for the agitation for it to scale through in June or July this year when reports would be submitted.
Lateefah Ibrahim
