Enugu, Committed To Adada State Creation

The Governor of Enugu State, Mr. Sullivan  Chime, has reiterated the commitment of his government and the people of the state to the creation of Adada State out of the present Enugu state.

Chime who made this  known Monday on the occasion of the Public Hearing of the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution stated that the zonal public hearing, without doubt, is the Senate’s solemn commitment to engage the participation of Nigerians in the proposed alteration of the provisions of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution.

According to him, the beauty of every country’s constitution is that though it guides the behaviours and directs the actions of the citizenry, certain provisions of it could be changed when the need arises in order to reflect contemporary concerns and challenges of each distinct society.

“As a people, we feel deep in our hearts that the time has come for such an exercise.”

Governor Chime, therefore, commended the Senate under the leadership of Senator David Mark, and the entire National Assembly for understanding the pulse of Nigerians, pointing out that it would be to their eternal credit, both individually and collectively, if they could, for the benefit of all Nigerians, change certain provisions of the constitution that deserved to be altered.

Governor Chime made It clear that one demand that is clear to the  Government and people of Enugu State is Adada State, pointing out that there could be other agitations for new states from different zones and places but none compares to Adada .

It is on record, he pointed out, that of all the old provinces in the then Eastern Nigeria, “it is only Nsukka province which constitutes the areas that make up Adada State, that has not been accorded state status. Besides, it is also the oldest outstanding state creation agitation in Igboland. It may also be important to recall that precisely on March 16, 1983, the National Assembly moved a motion in its order paper, calling for the creation of Adada State.”

He further explained that there were subsequent requests in 1996, 2005 among others, adding that despite these past disappointments which sometimes left the people of the state choking with tears, “ we have borne no bitterness, malice or hatred towqrds anybody, group or interests.

Focusing on the members of the Senate, governor Chime went on to say, “I know that it is not always an easy task but as committed democrats that you are, the time has come for us to prove to the entire world that our politicians can also create states, certainly not by military fiat but this time, by the consensus of all Nigerians as represented in the National and State Assemblies.”