The House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has proposed the creation of 31 additional states in Nigeria.
This would increase the total number of states from the current 36 to 67, if the proposal is approved.
Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu presented the proposal during Thursday’s plenary session, outlining the proposed states across Nigeria’s geopolitical zones.
The proposed states are distributed as follows:
- North-Central: Benue Ala, Okun, Okura, Confluence, Apa-Agba, Apa, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
- North-East: Amana, Katagum, Savannah, and Muri.
- North-West: New Kaduna, Gurara, Tiga, Kainji, and Ghari.
- South-East: Etiti, Adada, Urashi, Orlu, and Aba.
- South-South: Ogoja, Warri, Bori, and Obolo.
- South-West: Toru-Ebe, Ibadan, Lagoon, Ijebu, and Oke-Ogun/Ife-Ijesha.
For this proposal to become law, it must be approved by a two-thirds majority of the National Assembly, the affected State Assemblies, and the Local Government Councils.
