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Nigeria Set For Massive Shake-Up: Full List Of New States Proposed To House Of Reps Unveiled
The House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has officially acknowledged the receipt of 46 proposals for the creation of new states and 117 requests for the establishment of new local government areas (LGAs) from various regions across Nigeria.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Below is the comprehensive list of proposed new states as released by the committee:
North East
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Savannah State – carved from Borno
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Kwararafa State – from Taraba
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Katagum State – from Bauchi
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Amana State – from Adamawa
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South Sardauna State – from Taraba
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Muri State – from Taraba
North West
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Gurara State – from Kaduna
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New Kaduna State – from Kaduna
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Hadejia State – from Jigawa
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Gobir State – from Sokoto
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Kainji State – from Kebbi and Niger
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Tiga State – from Kano
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Ghari State – from Kano
North Central
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Edu State – from Niger
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Okun State – from Kogi
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Okura State – from Kogi
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South Plateau State – from Plateau
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Lowland State – from Plateau
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Plateau State (restructured from existing Plateau State)
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New Kogi State – from Kogi, Nasarawa, and Edo
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Ifesowapo State – from Kwara
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Abuja State – from the FCT
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Apa State – from Benue
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Apa-Agba State – from Benue
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Ayatutu State – from Benue
South East
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Orashi State – from Anambra, Imo, and Rivers
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Orlu State – South East zone
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Anioma State – South East zone
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Etiti State – South East zone
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Aba State – South East zone
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Adada State – from Enugu
South South
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Atlantic City State – from Rivers
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Bori State – from Rivers
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Iwuroha State – from Rivers
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Obolo State – from Akwa Ibom
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Warri State – from Delta
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Toru-Ebe State – from Delta
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Ogoja State – from Cross River
South West
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Ijebu State – from Ogun
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Igbomina State – from Osun, Kwara, and Ekiti
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Oke-Ogun State – from Oyo
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Ibadan State – from Oyo
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New Oyo State – from Oyo
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Ife-Ijesha State – from Osun, Ondo, and Ekiti
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Remo State – from Ogun
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Lagoon State – from Lagos and Ogun
