In an interview with The Sun, the Chairman of Adada State Creation Movement, Chief Hon James Ugwu, has reacted to the ongoing debates on the creation of an additional state for the Southeast in the National Assembly.
He emphasized that if any state should be created, it should Adada State (which is the northern Igbos). Ugwu highlighted the implication of creating state from the South East as it will lead to crisis, adding that they wouldn’t be part of any regional administration.
However, he alleged that to ensure equity, justice and fairness, the northern Igbos should have the same number of states with the southern Igbos.
He recalled that a referendum was made when an additional state for the Southeast was raised moved by the former president Obasanjo administration. He insisted that any other state that should be created should be the Adada.
According to him, “We would not be part of that kind of arrangement. But if they want to do the right thing, the best thing is to create Adada State so that southern Igbos will have three states and northern Igbos will have the same. When we talk about regional administration, we would all go there with happiness. If you think that because you have contacts with the president or something like that, you can do anything, we will also do anything we like, and that means crisis instead of development that state creation is meant for. I appeal to our brothers and sisters in southern Igbo to see reasons the sixth state should be given to the northern Igbos. President Bola Tinubu and members of the National Assembly should also see reasons to this effect..……..See More