Nigerian lawmakers propose creation of 31 additional states (FULL LIST)

Nigerian lawmakers propose creation of 31 additional states (FULL LIST)

 Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on Constitution
Review on Thursday proposed the creation of 31 new states in the country.

 

If the proposal scales through, the Nigerian state will be
made up of 67 sub-national governments as the country’s current states stand at
36, including the Federal Capital Territory.

 

The proposal for new states was contained in a letter read
during Thursday’s plenary session by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, who
presided over the session in the absence of the Speaker, Mr. Tajudeen Abbas.

 

The letter read in part, “The committee proposes the
creation of 31 new states. As amended, this section outlines specific
requirements that must be fulfilled to initiate the process of state creation,
which include the following:

 

“1. New state and boundaries

 

“An act of the National Assembly for the purpose of creating
a new state shall only be passed if it requires support by at least the third
majority of members.

 

“The House of Representatives, the House of Assembly in
respect of the area, and the Local Government Council in respect of the area
are received by the National Assembly.

 

“Local government advocates for the creation of additional
local government areas are only reminded that Section 8 of the Constitution of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, applies to this process.

 

“Specifically, in accordance with Section 8 (3) of the
Constitution, the outcome of the votes of the State Houses of Assembly in the
referendum must be forwarded to the National Assembly for fulfillment of
state,” the proposal partly reads.

 

According to the proposal, the new states are Okun, Okura,
and Confluence States from Kogi; Benue Ala and Apa States from Benue; FCT
State; Amana State from Adamawa; Katagum from Bauchi and Savannah States from
Borno and Muri State from Taraba.

 

Others are New Kaduna and Gujarat from Kaduna State; Tiga
and Ari from Kano; and Kainji from Kebbi State; Etiti and Orashi as the 6th
state in the South East; Adada from Enugu; and Orlu and Aba from the South
East.

 

Also included are Ogoja from Cross River State, Warri from
Delta, Ori and Obolo from Rivers, Torumbe from Ondo, Ibadan from Oyo, Lagoon
from Lagos, Ogun, Ijebu from Ogun State, and Oke Ogun/Ijesha from Oyo/Ogun/Osun
States.

 

Source: Nigerian lawmakers propose creation of 31 additional states (FULL LIST)

 - NigerianEye

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