The leadership of Nigeria’s House of Representatives has confirmed receipt of 31 memoranda for the creation of additional states across the six geopolitical zones of the country
Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, who is chairman of the Constitution Review Committee in the House of Representatives, made this known through a letter to his colleagues
Kalu, however, listed conditions to be met by the various groups requesting state creation before getting approval of the National Assembly
In the North Central geopolitical zone, the states proposed are: Benue Ala State; Apa-Agba State from Benue South Senatorial District and Apa State.
In Kogi State, the states proposed are: Okun State, Okura State, and Confluence State
There is also a proposal for the creation of a 37th state to be called Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The proposed States from the North-East geopolitical zone are: Amana State from the present Adamawa State; Katagum State from present Bauch State; Savannah State from Borno State, and Muri State from Taraba State.
From the North-West geopolitical zone, proposed States are: New Kaduna State and Gurara State from the present day Kaduna State; Tiga State from Kano State; Kainji State from Kebbi State and Ghari State Kano State.
In the South-East geopolitical zone, the proposed states are: Etiti State; Adada State from the present Enugu State; Urashi State, Orlu State as well as Aba State
From the South-South geopolitical zone, the proposed states are: Ogoja State from the present Cross River State; Warri State from Delta State; Bori State Rivers State; Obolo State from Rivers, and Akwa Ibom States
From the South-West region, the proposed States are: Toru-Ebe State from Delta, Edo and Ondo States; Ibadan State from the present Oyo State; Lagoon State from the present Lagos State; Ijebu State from the present Ogun State; Lagoon State from the present Lagos State and Ogun State; Ibadan State from the present Oyo State, as well as Oke-ogun and Ifeesha States from the present-day Ogun, Oyo and Osun States.
The letter explained that Section 8 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) outlined specific requirements that must be fulfilled to initiate the process of state creation
Editor Paul Akhagbemhe
