House of Reps receives request to create 46 new states, 117 LGAs | SEE LIST
Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has disclosed that it received 46 formal requests for the creation of new states, alongside 117 demands for new local government areas across Nigeria. The proposals, submitted by various interest groups, span all six geopolitical zones.
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Below is the complete list of proposed states as released by the committee:
North East
- Savannah State — from Borno
- Kwararafa State — from Taraba
- Katagum State — from Bauchi
- Amana State — from Adamawa
- S/Sardauna State — from Taraba
- Muri State — from Taraba
North West
- Gurara State — from Kaduna
- New Kaduna State — from Kaduna
- Hadejia State — from Jigawa
- Gobir State — from Sokoto
- Kainji State — from Kebbi and Niger
- Tiga State — from Kano
- Ghari State — from Kano
North Central
- Edu State — from Niger
- Okun State — from Kogi
- Okura State — from Kogi
- South Plateau State — from Plateau
- Lowland State — from Plateau
- Plateau State — New carve from existing Plateau
- New Kogi State — from Kogi, Nasarawa, and Edo
- Ifesowapo State — from Kwara
- Abuja State — from the FCT
- Apa State — from Benue
- Apa-Agba State — from Benue
- Ayatutu State — from Benue
South East
- Orashi State — from Anambra, Imo, and Rivers
- Orlu State — South East zone
- Anioma State — South East zone
- Etiti State — South East zone
- Aba State — South East zone
- Adada State — from Enugu
South South
- Atlantic City State — from Rivers
- Bori State — from Rivers
- Iwuroha State — from Rivers
- Obolo State — from Akwa Ibom
- Warri State — from Delta
- Toru-Ebe State
