The House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, has said that none of the 31 requests it received for state creation met the constitutional requirements. The chairman of the committee, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, who doubles as the Deputy Speaker of the House, disclosed this during a two-day retreat for members of the Committee in Ikot Ekpene, …

A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has strongly opposed calls for the creation of 31 additional states in Nigeria, describing the move as unsustainable and ineffective in addressing the country’s challenges. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday, George argued that state creation would neither solve the nation’s …

A former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu San, has faulted the proposed creation of 31 additional states besides the country’s 36 existing states. It was reported that the House of Representatives Constitution Review Committee proposed the creation of 31 new states in the country. The proposal was contained in a letter to the House of Representatives read during Thursday’s plenary by …