A Bill seeking the creation of a Coastal State out of the present Ondo State has scaled the first reading at the Senate.
The Bill, sponsored by Ondo South Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, is seeking a constitutional amendment to allow creation of the proposed Coastal State from Ondo State.
The Bill passed through the first reading yesterday on the floor of the Senate.
Ibrahim had sought the creation of the Coastal State to allow for speedy development of the riverine communities in Ondo South Southern Senatorial District.
The senator expressed confidence that the Bill would scale through the second and third readings when presented at the next sitting of the Senate.
He insisted that the proposed Coastal State should be created from the present Ondo State, opposing an alleged plan that the Ondo Southern Senatorial District be part of the proposed Ijebu State.
Ibrahim said the Ondo Southern Senatorial District should not be a part of the proposed Ijebu State.
