{"id":78371,"date":"2021-02-11T05:56:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T04:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=78371"},"modified":"2021-02-11T05:56:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T04:56:52","slug":"enugu-stakeholders-advocate-creation-of-adada-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/uncategorized\/enugu-stakeholders-advocate-creation-of-adada-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Enugu stakeholders advocate creation of Adada State"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m72546\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">Some stakeholders from Enugu State on Wednesday sought the support of<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">the leadership of the National Assembly for the creation of Adada State<br \/>\nfrom the present Enugu State .<\/p>\n<p>The stakeholders led by immediate past President General of Ohaneze<br \/>\nNdigbo , Chief John Nwodo, had audience with President of Senate , Ahmad<br \/>\nLawan Speaker of the House of Representatives\u00a0 Femi Gbajabiamila, Deputy<br \/>\nPresident of the Senate , Sen. Ovie Omo \u2013 Agege who is Chairman, Senate<br \/>\nCommittee on Constitution Review .<\/p>\n<p>They also had audience with the Deputy Speaker of the House of<br \/>\nRepresentatives , Hon. Idris Wase who is Chairman, House Committee on<br \/>\nConstitution Review.<\/p>\n<p>In their separate meetings with the President and Deputy President of<br \/>\nthe Senate, the Enugu stakeholders recalled that creation of Adada State<br \/>\nwas approved by delegates at the 2014 National Conference, adding that<br \/>\nno petition had been recorded against the approval.<\/p>\n<p>Nwodo said \u201cThe proposed Adada State has peculiar characteristics which<br \/>\ninclude that no petition against it within or outside Enugu State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is unanimity of demand by all the five South Eastern States,<br \/>\nduring the approval at the 2014 National Conference and the need for it<br \/>\nto make states in Igbo North , three , as it is presently in Igbo South<br \/>\nwhich has Imo, Anambra and Abia States as against Igbo North which<br \/>\npresently has only Enugu and Ebonyi as states\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Lawan in his response,\u00a0 told the delegation that they took the right<br \/>\nstep by coming to the National Assembly to make their demand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are in order. you are at the right place, this is the people\u2019s<br \/>\nassembly, saddled with the responsibility and mandate of receiving and<br \/>\nlistening to Nigerians who desire one form of legislative Intervention<br \/>\nor the other to ensure that Nigeria is stable, peaceful and that people<br \/>\nlive in harmony and trust.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo in your quest for the creation of Adada, you are welcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to give you every opportunity and support that will be<br \/>\nnecessary for the creation of the Adada State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a constitutional and legitimate agitation. Nigerians should take<br \/>\nthe opportunity of the constitutional review process that the ninth<br \/>\nsenate and indeed the National Assembly have embarked upon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Omo \u2013 Agege on his part assured the delegation the support of his<br \/>\ncommittee .<\/p>\n<p>He said \u201cSince state creation is item 10 out of the 11 thematic areas<br \/>\nbeing considered by the committee , Adada will be given serious<br \/>\nconsideration .\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He, however, advised them to broaden the scope of their lobbying for<br \/>\ntheir request to go through in June or July, when reports would be<br \/>\nsubmitted .(NAN)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some stakeholders from Enugu State on Wednesday sought the support of the leadership of the National Assembly for the creation of Adada State from the present Enugu State . 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