Agitation for creation of an additional state in the south east took the ovation in Enugu, on Saturday, during the House of Representatives Committee Public Hearing on the Review of the 1999 constitution.
Out of the agitating states for creation in the zone, the proposed Adada State, was the only state that made presentation of its demand, placing the proposal ahead of others.
It will be recalled that during a similar Senate public hearing, recently, Adada and two other states had made presentations, with Adada having overwhelming support.
At the House of Representatives Committee hearing, on Saturday, Former President General General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo submitted that the proposed Adada state has all it takes, including natural and human resources, to be made a state.
Nwodo disclosed that the people of Enugu North Senatorial district who constitute 52 percent of the population of the present Enugu state, with Isi-Uzo local government area are the seven local government areas, making it 56 percent of the population of Enugu state, that are seeking for the Adada state creation.
He reflected that the area was marginalized when states were created during the military administration, reduced to only seven local government areas when it was supposed to have more local government councils.
“We saw injustice during the creation of Enugu and Ebonyi states. We approached other constitution review committees that heard us but above all was the Justice Kutige-led constitutional conference that recommended Adada state creation from the south east.
“In the present circumstance, we have 100 percent uniformity of agreement, starting from the councillors, council chairmen, States and National Assembly members and Governors who have all signed for the demand.
“We have met the constitutional requirements and we have sources or revenue that we can contribute to the Federation account. We have oil in Uzo-Uwani local government area and abundant Gas in Eha-Alumona, Nsukka local government. We have abundant animal husbandry and we have navigable sea to the conflux of Rivers Niger and Benue.
“Adada state will give us the opportunity to develop and so we beg this committee to help do justice to our matter,” Nwodo pleaded.
Chairman of the Adada State Movement, Chief James Ugwu stressed that there were minerals resources in the proposed state, adding that it will add to the gross domestic products of the federal government.
“We are just the only state that will be created and it will solve the problem of south east imbalance. We have manpower, we have everything that are required for the state creation,” Ugwu said.
One of the stakeholders of the movement, Dr. Dave Nnamani disclosed that Adada is the oldest agitating states in Nigeria, recalling that the agitation started immediately after the Nigeria civil war.
He further said that Adada state creation will balance the disparity between the Igbo North and Igbo South, revealing that whereas the Igbo South already has three states to its credit, the Igbo North, which is the Wawa people, has only Enugu and Ebonyi states.