The lawmaker representing Enugu North Senatorial Zone, Senator Okey Ezea has declared that the chances for the creation of Adada State is at the brightest level.
Ezea spoke amid reports that at least 90 senators have endorsed the creation of Anioma state.
NATIONAL POST reports that Anioma state is being championed by Senator Ned Nwoko from Delta State.
However, in a statement he personally signed and posted on his social media page on Wednesday, Ezea said in the entire Southeast, only Adada State demand had fulfilled the constitutional requirements for state creation.
In the statement he entitled, "ADADA STATE IS GOOD TO GO AS AT TODAY", the Senator urged the people of the area "not to be worried about statements like this from Anioma agitators. We are not against Anioma State as Ndigbo but ADADA is of the highest priority and the oldest request from the South East."
He said that Senators signed a piece of paper titled "Anioma State doesn't obviate the need to fulfill the requirements of Section 8(1) of the CFRN 1999, as amended, which of course only ADADA STATE demand has fulfilled in the South-East.
"Let them show us where the elected LGA Councillors, Chairmen, House of Assembly, House of Reps members and Senators representing those areas signed the request for Anioma State.
"We are proud to say that ADADA State is good to go, having strictly fulfilled the legal requirements.
"This also brings us to the issue of dissenting voices from Isi-Uzo. It goes to no issue. We have fulfilled the legal requirements stricto sensu . Any opposition should wait for us at the point of referendum, but note that the requirements do not include 100% approval of everyone. Opposition is allowed and the 1999 CFRN takes care of it. No cause for alarm at all."
Ezea appreciated all those 'who have made sacrifices to bring ADADA State request to the successes it has achieved so far: the Exco led by Chief James Ugwu, the predecessors led by Gen. Goddy Ugwoke, our illustrious sons of Igbo Nsukka, Chief Nnia Nwodo, Dr Davidson Nnamani, our Honourable Members of both Nsukka and Nkanu descent and a host of others who have contributed so much money. Nsukka remains indebted to everyone."