A bill seeking to create ‘Coastal State’ out of the present Ondo State has scaled through the first reading at the Senate on Wednesday, 4 December, 2024.
The bill sponsored by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim representing Ondo South Senatorial District is seeking constitutional amendment to allow creation of coastal state from Ondo State.
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.
