{"id":3362,"date":"2024-12-04T17:38:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T17:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/?p=3362"},"modified":"2024-12-04T17:38:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T17:38:23","slug":"bill-seeking-creation-of-coastal-state-passes-first-reading-at-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/2024\/12\/04\/bill-seeking-creation-of-coastal-state-passes-first-reading-at-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Seeking Creation Of Coastal State Passes First Reading At Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"

A bill seeking to create a \u2018Coastal State\u2019 out of the present Ondo State has scaled through the first reading at the Senate.<\/p>\n

The bill sponsored by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim representing Ondo South Senatorial District is seeking a constitutional amendment to allow the creation of a coastal state from Ondo State.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the bill passed through the first reading on the floor of the Senate.<\/p>\n

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Ibrahim had sought for the creation of the coastal state to allow speedy development of the riverine communities in the Southern Senatorial District of Ondo State.<\/p>\n

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He expressed confidence that the bill will sail through the second and third readings when presented in the next sitting of the Senate.<\/p>\n

Ibrahim vehemently opposed the alleged plan that Ondo Southern Senatorial District be part of the proposed Ijebu State.<\/p>\n

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A bill seeking to create a \u2018Coastal State\u2019 out of the present Ondo State has scaled through the first reading at the Senate. The bill sponsored by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim representing Ondo South Senatorial...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t