Senate Committee Wants 22 New States Created

A Committee of the Nigerian Senate on Constitution Review has recommended the creation of 22 new states.

Naija News reports that the committee also wants the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a referendum for the 22 new states.

 

Some of the proposed states are:

ITAI State (from Akwa Ibom State)

State status for the FCT

Katagum State from Bauchi State

Okura State from Kogi East

Adada State from Enugu State

Gurara State from Kaduna South

Ijebu State from Ogun State

Ibadan State from Oyo State

Tiga State from Kano State

Ghari State from Kano State

Amana State from Adamawa

Gongola State from Adamawa

Mambilla State from Taraba State

Savannah State from Borno State

Okun state from Kogi State.

Etiti State from the South East Zone

Orashi State from Imo and Anambra states

Njaba from the present Imo State

Excision of Aba State from Abia State

Anioma State from Delta State

Torogbene and Oil River States, from Bayelsae Delta and Rivers states

Bayajida State from parts of Katsina, Jigawa, and Zamfara states.

Creation of State Police

Also the Federal House of Representatives has also okayed for second reading, a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to allow creation of state police and legalise regional security outfits.

 

According to the bill, the current police system will be decentralised by moving police from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent List.