Nigeria is set to have six new states as the National Assembly joint committee on Constitutional Review has approved the proposal for their creation.
The approval was one of the major outcomes of a two-day retreat held in Lagos, jointly chaired by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu.
A unanimous decision was reached by the committee after reviewing 55 separate requests for state creation from across the country.
The lawmakers also considered 69 bills, two boundary adjustment proposals, and 278 requests for new local government areas during the retreat.
According to the joint committee, one new state will be created in each of the six geopolitical zones: North West, North East, North Central, South West, South East, and South South.
If the recommendation sails through all constitutional processes, Nigeria’s number of states will rise from 36 to 42.
Speaking during the session, Senator Barau Jibrin noted that the committee’s decision followed years of consultations, engagements, and public hearings involving citizens, civil society organisations, and other stakeholders.
“We have been in this process for the past two years, engaging our constituents, critical stakeholders, institutions, civil society organisations and interest groups in town hall meetings, interactive sessions and public hearings, harvesting and synthesising views and perspectives which has ultimately culminated in what we have here today – 69 bills, 55 state creation requests, two boundary adjustments and 278 local government creation requests,” he said.
However, the proposal is expected to be forwarded to the full chambers of the National Assembly for deliberation and possible constitutional amendment.
If approved, the geopolitical balance across the country would be altered, giving each region at least six states.
Creating additional state will not solve our problems, rather good governance is the best way out,
Northern region doesn’t ned a new state
Our problem in Nigeria is not Creating of a new state , How well are those existing surviving
There is serious HUNGER N POVERTY’S,
The Government should think on how they can Improve well been of people in d land
Creating another 6states can be of to Nigeria problem rather it’s another way of creating looting windows
Nonsical gibberish
We need IGBOMINA STATE
Still the south east is at receiving end if 6 states are created from the 6 geopolitical zone.
South East don’t have business in remaining in the same one Nigeria.
The are over marginalized and hated by the rest tribes in Nigeria.
Good news just know say if you get land for better area you done blow….
Will the creation of the new state solve the problem of insecurity the answer is NO. We need Governance and good leadership.
Stop using our head to play game
This dudes are just playing with our brain
It’s pertinents to have this 6 state to give sense of directions to
those goe political zones & balances equity pls.
Creating additional states will not solve the problems in the country. This is misplaced priority.
That is a good idea and it should be done accordenly and very fast because it may reduce some problems like insecurity issues and unemployment
What Nigeria need is good leaders that will reset Nigeria back to its old Glory.
Now nobody recognizes Nigeria again as the giant of Africa .look at small ghana has reset it dolla rate from 17 cedies 10 cedies to one dollar with the help of president mahama.
Nothing is working well in Nigeria.
What Nigeria need is good leaders that will reset Nigeria back to its old Glory.
Now nobody recognizes Nigeria again as the giant of Africa .look at small ghana has reset it dolla rate from 17 cedies 10 cedies to one dollar with the help of president mahama.
Nothing is working well in Nigeria.
I like this move, it will bring development faster to the people.
Our problem is the insecurities across the nation not creation of new state
More state , more national resources wasting away in the hands of Nigeria politicians. Until we citizens of Nigeria have leaders who are selfless in service to humanity, Nigeria leaders will continue to chase shadows.
The problems of NIGERIA is multifarious and more states creation will compound the problems. It seems that the honourable members are devoid of reasonableness.Would state creation move the country technologically advanced? Could it change our pedagogical system of education to Andragogical slant?
We need good governance. Stop bribery and corruption. Stop the insecurity, the killing and the oppression. The profit of the earth and of Nigeria,is for all. Not for few and selected persons.
The proposal calls for one additional state for each zone but such action will not quel the agitation from the southeast which will still have less than the other zones as is presently the case. A very equitable approach would be for the southeast to be given two states in the envisaged exercise.
Creation of new state is nice idea at least we can find rest of mind
It can bring government closer to the people imagine if ebonyi state still be under Enugu the development we are seeing today wouldn’t be there
The states will attract more 3development and also solve some identity problems
Leadership is our problems not creates another states
That’s good May Allõh make oke-ogun State be among them
It is a good development
I beg make una give us APA state. We don tier to share Benue state with the Tiv. Na only dem dey be governor since 1976 and de state no grow under dem.
Abba Moro, your effort no go waste o in Jesus name.
If there is anything like justice and fairness in their books in that their National Assembly they should know that two states must come from the east to have equal representation from each Geopolitical zone but the hypocrites that are representing the southeast are just representing their pockets big shame to those of them in that committee
Six new states. Two from the south east and non for the north west for the sake of equity, justice and fairness
Creations of state will not solve our problem since our leaders are not ready to help matter by creating employment opportunities for thousands of graduate out dere how can u curbe criminality
It still hasn’t balance. The South-East is still being cheated by one state. Of they must create state in each of the geopolitical zone then they have to create two states in South-East to balance the equation.
It still hasn’t balance. The South-East is still being cheated by one state. If they must create state in each of the geopolitical zone then they have to create two states in South-East to balance the equation.