Nigeria To Get 3 New States In The South-West? SEE Full List Of The States & Their Local
A bill seeking to create three new states in the South-West region of Nigeria has been listed for presentation in the House of Representatives.
The bill, sponsored by Hon. Oluwole Oke, representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State, propose X amend the Constitution of the Fe Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as ame by introducing Oke- Ogun, ljebu and Ife- Ijesa states.
According to the draft bill, the First Schedule, Part I of the Constitution is amended by reducing the number of local government areas in the existing states and allocating them to the new states. The bill also specifies the capital cities and the boundaries of the new states.
The proposed states are as follows: Oke- Ogun State: The state will consist of 12 local government areas, namely Olorunsogo, Irepo, Oorerelope, Ogbomosho North, Ogbomosho South, Saki- East, Saki- West, Atisbo, Itesiwaju, Iwajowa, Kajola and Iseyin. The capital city will be Iseyin.
Ijebu State: The state will comprise nine local government areas, namely Ijebu East, Ijebu North East, Ijebu Ode, Ikenne, Odogbolu, Ogun Waterside, Remo North and Sagamu. The capital city will be Ijebu Ode.
Ife-ljesa State: The state will include 11 local government areas, namely Atakunmosa East, Atakunmosa West, Boluwaduro, Ife Central, Ife East, Ife North, Ife South, Ilesa East, Ilesa West, Oboku and Oriade. The capital city will be lle- Ife.
The bill, which is cited as “The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Amendment) Bill, 2024”, is expected to be listed for first reading soon. If the bill is passed into law, the South-West region will have nine states, surpassing the North- West region, which currently has seven states. The bill is one of the many constitutional amendment bills that are being considered by the House of Representatives, as part of the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution.
The House has set up a special
committee to oversee the process and has invited the public to submit memoranda on various issues affecting
the country.
The creation of new states has been a long-standing demand of some ethnic and regional groups in Nigeria, who claim that they are marginalized and underrepresented in the current political structure.
However, the process of creating new
states is complex and requires the approval of two-thirds of the state houses of assembly, two-thirds of the
members of the National Assembly, and a referendum in the affected areas. The last time new states were created in Nigeria was in 1996, when the military regime of General Sani Abacha created six states, bringing the total number of
states to 36. Since then, no civilian administration has been able to create
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