US EditionNigeria: Constitution Review - Senate Panel Receives 49 New States, LGAs Requests, Begins Public Hearings
- On Friday, the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution launched two-day zonal hearings across six regions after receiving 31 state creation proposals and 18 LGA requests.
- Driven by unresolved governance gaps, the review process has received hundreds of memoranda demanding new states, LGAs, state police, and reforms to foster national consensus.
- Reports from the South-West zonal hearing show demands for more states, LGAs, and local police, alongside reforms on governance and security.
- Following the hearings, the Committee will collate findings, draft recommendations, and initiate constitutional amendments, with further zonal sessions and a national hearing scheduled for July 21, 2025.
- Senate President Godswill Akpabio advocates reforms to address Nigeria’s structural imbalances and promote a more just, united federation, aiming to deepen democracy long-term.
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Northeast groups demand creation of four new states at constitutional review hearing
Some advocacy groups from Nigeria’s Northeast region have renewed calls for the creation of four additional states — Savannah, Amana, Katagum, and Muri — during a public hearing on the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution. The demands were presented on Friday at the opening session of a two-day zonal public hearing held in Maiduguri, Borno State. Ahmad Sajor, Director of Media and Publicity for the Amana State Movement, said in a statement th…
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Constitution Review: Senate panel receives 49 new states, LGAs requests, begins public hearings
The two-day zonal hearing will hold simultaneously in the six geopolitical from 4 to 5 July. The post Constitution Review: Senate panel receives 49 new states, LGAs requests, begins public hearings appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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