Hon. Chidi Obetta, the representative for Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, has declared that Adada State will be the first state to be created from the South East region. Speaking at his 2nd Town Hall Meeting held over the weekend at the Princess Alexandra Auditorium, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Obetta highlighted … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that both the Senate and House of Representatives on Tuesday, passed bills advocating for the creation of Adada and Etiti states in the South-East. Senator Okey Ezea of the Labour Party, representing Enugu North, sponsored the bill for Adada State. He described the move as bold and justified, noting that the agitation … Read more
IPOB rejects a legislative proposal to create a new state in Nigeria’s South-East region. The bill, sponsored by Representative Ikenga Ugochinyere, aims to establish Orlu State, increasing the total number of states from 36 to 37. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, stated that the Igbo people prefer a referendum for independence over the creation of … Read more