US EditionNational Assembly Approves Additional State for South-East
The committee unanimously supported adding six states for equitable representation, increasing Nigeria's states from 36 to 42, with one in each geopolitical zone.
- On Saturday, the Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives on Constitution Review approved creation of six additional states, raising Nigeria's total from 36 to 42 states.
- After two years of consultations, lawmakers said the joint retreat in Lagos was organised to review proposed amendments clause-by-clause, aiming to transmit them to State Houses of Assembly this year.
- A principal officer said the measure won unanimous support and lawmakers set up a subcommittee to identify areas for carving six new states, chaired by Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno, Chief Whip of the Senate.
- The joint committee will include the resolution in a report due to the National Assembly in the first week of November, showing regional totals: South South seven states; South West seven; South East six; North West eight; North East seven; North Central seven.
- A subcommittee member from the Northwest vowed to review all 55 requests, while Deputy President of the Senate Senator Barau I. Jibrin and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt—Hon. urged lawmakers to transmit amendments this year.
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National Assembly Committee Recommends Creation Of Six New States
The Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on Constitution Review has approved the creation of six additional states. This was one of the key resolutions reached at the end of the two-day retreat, co-chaired by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt—Hon. Benjamin Kalu, in Lagos. The joint committee considered a total of 69 bills, 55 state creatio…
Creation Of Six New State
The Genius Media BREAKING: National Assembly Approves Creation Of Six New State [FULL LIST] BREAKING: National Assembly Approves Creation Of Six New State [FULL LIST] The National Assembly’s Joint Committee on Constitution Review has approved the creation of six additional states across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. The decision, reached at the end of a two-day retreat in Lagos, was co-chaired by Deputy Senate President Barau I. Jibrin a…
Constitution Review: How Kalu's Push Got S'East Additional State
The efforts of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu to secure an additional state for the South East Geopolitical Zone paid off on Saturday as the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives approved the creation of a new state in the region. This decision was... The post Constitution Review: How Kalu’s Push Got S’East Additional State appeared first on New Telegraph.
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