Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has proposed the creation of 31 new states across the country.
]This was disclosed by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu during a plenary session on Thursday, February 6, 2025. The proposals span all six geopolitical zones: North Central, North East, North West, South East, South South, and South West.
The proposed states are as follows:
North Central:
- Okun (Kogi)
- Okura (Kogi)
- Confluence (Kogi)
- Benue Ala (Benue)
- Apa (Benue)
North East:
- Amana (Adamawa)
- Katagum (Bauchi)
- Savannah (Borno)
- Muri (Taraba)
North West:
- New Kaduna State (Kaduna)
- Gujarat States (Kaduna)
- Tiga (Kano)
- Ari (Kano)
- Kainji (Kebbi)
South East:
- Etiti (Enugu)
- Orashi (Enugu)
- Adada (Enugu)
- Orlu (Imo)
- Aba (Abia)
South South:
- Ogoja (Cross River)
- Warri (Delta)
- Ori (Rivers)
- Obolo (Rivers)
South West:
- Torumbe (Ondo)
- Ibadan (Oyo)
- Lagoon (Lagos)
- Ogun (Ogun)
- Ijebu (Ogun)
- Oke Ogun (Oyo)
- Ijesha (Oyo/Ogun/Osun)
These proposals are part of the ongoing constitutional review process, and they must meet specific conditions outlined in Section 8 of the 1999 Constitution before they can be approved.
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