Committeesrecieves proposals for creation of 31 new states

The committee on political restructuring and forms of government yesterday said it has received proposals for the creation of 31 new states across the country.

Of the 31 state creation proposals received, 11 are from the North, while the rest are from the South.

There was also a proposal seeking to change the name of Adamawa state to Gongola state, according to a report signed by the committee’s rapporteur Mrs R.I. Chris Garuba.

The South East zone submitted proposals for the creation of seven additional states in that zone. They are Aba state (Abia), Orimili (Anambra), Adada (Enugu), Etiti (South East geo-political zone), Anim (Anambra and Imo), Njaba (Anambra and Imo) and Uguwaku (Imo, Abia, Anambra and Enugu). The South West zone is requesting for six additional states as follows: Oduduwa (Osun), Ijebu (Ogun), Lagoon (Lagos), Oke-Ogun (Oyo), New Oyo (Oyo) and Ose (Ondo).

The South-South zone also submitted proposals for the creation of five more states thus: New Delta (Delta), Anioma (Delta), Ogoja (Cross River), Sombreiro (Rivers) and Old Calabar (Akwa Ibom and Cross River).

The North Central zone submitted five proposals requesting the creation of Okun (Kogi), Edu (Niger and Kwara), South Plateau (Plateau), Okura (Kogi) and Apa (Benue). The North East submitted four proposals requesting creation of Yemen (Gombe), Amana (former Sardauna Province), Savannah (Borno) and Savannah states (Borno and Adamawa).

The North West submitted only two proposals requesting the creation of Ghari (Kano) and Hadejia states (Jigawa).
There are two other proposals requesting state creation that cut across single geo-political zone. They are Confluence state (Kogi, Edo and Nasarawa) and Toru-Ebe (Delta, Edo and Ondo).

If these proposals are accepted and the states created, it will bring the total number of states across the country to 67.

Source: Daily Trust

ANDY

IT’S A SHAME THAT THIS DELEGATE WENT TO DISCUSS ABOUT NIGERIA FUTURE RATHER TALKING ABOUT BASELESS IS OF CREATING MORE STATES. WHAT ABOUT CHECKS AND BALANCE OF OUR SYSTEM? WHAT ABOUT NEW LAWS AND NEW CONSTITUTIONS ?WHAT ABOUT RULE OF LAWS AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS.WHAT ABOUT BORN TO RULE AND THE BEST MAN ON A JOB? EVERY MINISTRIAL POST IS ALAHAJI THIS OR ALAHAJI MOHAMMED .70% OF NIGERIAN EXECUTIVE OFFICE HOLDER TODAY ARE NORTHERNERS BUT YET THEY REFUSED WEST EDUCATION.THIS THE REASON WHY NIGERIA WILL NEVER SEE GOOD LIGHT UNLESS THEY ALLOW QUALIFY PEOPLE TO HANDLE NIGERIAN ISSUES. INFACT ORDINARY NIGERIANS DOES NOT HAVE ANY HOPE WITH THIS DELEGATES . THERE ARE SO MUCH ISSUES TO TACKLE AND THEY LEFT IT AND DISCUSSING CREATION OF STATE. IT’S A SHAME.IF I’M A PRESIDENT TODAY I WILL SCRAPE EVERY STATE AUTHORITY AND MAKE NIGERIA ONE COUNTRY ONE STATE WITH LOCAL GOVT.
joe

after creation of all this states where are the resources to run them?ohh you people are hoping on our oil never ever,the hausas and fulani must be fool not to agree on additional state for south east
hom

This is 2014 and 80% of Nigerians have not yet come to terms with modern civilization. Even if we create 774 states, the same looting, impunity and bigotry (ethnic and religious(Christian and Muslims)) will still be the order of the day.
Have managed the 36 states we have now? How are the local governments we selfishly requested for due our ethnic and religious bigotry developed? Is state creation the cause of evil corruption and impunity? Lets just answer these questions and proffer a solution instead of creating more problems.
Personally I suggest we have only six states according our Geo-political zones. Each zone will go into mass tapping and development of their resources and this will go a long way in providing economic stability.
Agricultural products and mineral resources abound all over Nigeria. My Benue State (North Central) can be the food hub of Africa if all Agricultural resources are processed. The mineral sediments there will also boost the economy if tapped and processed.
The whole country is blessed with rich natural resources but we prefer to insult each other and trade blames based on region, tribe and religion. Its just a big shame to all Nigerians and we must repent from this stupidity else hard times will still linger in our time.
Lets vote for visionary leaders who have no criminal records. Let every Nigerian realize he is a leader and that leadership starts from your very home.Youths between 18-35 years should rise and reject politicians who use tribe and religion to get votes but loot our resources. Every youthful(18-35 years) Nigerian should realize that their kids will ask them questions about what there did to reduce or stop corruption and impunity. Nigerians this is 2014!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lets make Nigeria a better place. God/Allah bless Nigeria.
Davis

The creation of more states is not the problem of Nigeria; unfortunately that’s what the delegates are adding to the nation’s problems. The existing ones how many are viable? The major problems of this nation is ethnicity, corruption and sacrificing merit for mediocrity. ON THE DAY EACH ONE OF US REALIZES THESE FACTS AND BEGINS TO ADOPT THEM, THEN, WE WOULD HAVE BEGUN ON A GOOD PLATFORM. ALL THESE THINGS YOU’RE PROPOSING ARE MERELY THE JUSTIFICATION TO THE MONEY YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN PAID.
- hom
  
  God bless you Davis, we need more people with positive thoughts like in this country.
- Ken
  
  You didn’t read the article. It is not the delegates that made the proposals. It is the people of these areas that submitted the proposals TO the delegates to consider.

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