The bill seeking to create Adada State, an additional state in the South-East geo-political zone has passed its first reading in the Senate.

The bill, cited as the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Alteration) Bill, 2024 was sponsored by the lawmaker representing the Enugu North Senatorial District, Senator OKEY EZEA of the Laborr Party.

It seeks to amend Section 3 sub-section one and the First Schedule, Part one of the Constitution to allow for the creation of another state in the South-East region.

The move was aimed at bringing the number of states in the region to six as it is in other geo-political zones.