The Constitutional Review Committee of the House of Representatives has received proposals for the creation of 31 new states throughout the Federation.
Benjamin Kalu, the vice president, who presided over the plenary session of Thursday, read the letter of the committee detailing the proposed states. The letter said:
“This is to inform members that the Committee of Representatives of the House of Representatives on the review of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (altered) has received legislative proposals for the creation of local states and governments in the following order”.
If approved, the number of Nigeria states will increase from 36 to 67.
Below is a breakdown of the states proposed by geopolitical areas:
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Ala de Centralbuewue state to the north, carved in the current state of Benue. OKUN-DEL CURRENT STATE OF KOGI. Senatorial District. State of Aapa-of the current state of Benue. Territory of Federal Capital (FCT), Abuja, proposed as a state 37. North-Easy-Easy State-of the current state of Adamawa. Of the current state of Born. Current state of Taraba state. -We's current state of Kano. South State of Eastetiti, proposed as the sixth state in the geopolitical area of ​​Southeast. Adada state-of the current state of enugu. Status of Lashi, also proposed as the sixth state in the geopolitical area of ​​Southeast .orlu state, of the southeast region. Embraza state, from the southeast region. .Bolo state-of the current rivers and the states of Akwa Ibom. State of South-Westoru -be-of parts of the Delta, Edo and Ondo states. State, of the current state of Ogun. State of Lagoon, from parts of the states of Lagos and Ogun.
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