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Reps set new deadline for state, LGA creation requests

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The House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (As Amended), has extended the deadline for submission of memoranda on the creation of additional states and local governments. The new deadline is now March 26, 2025, instead of the earlier announced March 5, 2025. In a statement signed by the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of the Review Committee, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, the ex…

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Reps set new deadline for state, LGA creation requests

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House of Reps Extends Submission Deadline for Memoranda on State Creation

The House of Representatives has extended the deadline for the submission of memoranda on state creation, giving stakeholders more time to present their proposals. The extension was announced by the House Committee on Constitution Review, which is currently evaluating requests from various interest groups advocating for the creation of new states. The process of state creation in Nigeria has been a long-standing debate, with many ethnic and regi…

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Reps extends deadline for State, LG creation proposals amid public demand

The House of Representatives’ Committee on the Review of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (As Amended), has extended the deadline for the submission of memoranda on the creation of new states and local governments from March 5 to March 26, 2025. This extension follows increased public interest and demand for additional time to refine proposals. The extension was announced in a statement issued on Monday by Rep. Akin Roti…

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6th SEast State Should Be Created From Anioma Kalu

The Senator representing Abia North, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has voiced support for the creation of Anioma State from the present Delta State as the sixth state for the South East geopolitical zone. The South-East region is the only zone in Nigeria with only five states and leaders from the zone have been clamouring for...The post 6th SEast State Should Be Created From Anioma Kalu appeared first on New Telegraph.

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Reps panel extends deadline for resubmission of state creation proposals

The house of representatives committee on constitutional amendment has extended the deadline for the resubmission of proposals for the creation of new states from March 5 to 26. A statement issued on Monday by Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house of representatives and chairman of the committee of constitution review, said the extension was in response to the “public requests for additional time”. “The House of Representatives Committe…

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Its Time To Create Adada State, Says Representative - Global Upfront Newspapers

A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Martin Oke, has described Adada State as the most suitable for creation in many ramifications. Oke, who is representing Igbo Etiti/Uzo Uwani federal constituency of Enugu State, spoke shortly after submitting a complete document requesting for the creation of Adada out of Enugu State to the State Creation committee of the House of Representatives in Abuja on Monday. Oke had moved the motion for the …

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