Ogoja State bill passes 2nd reading at House of Reps
The House of Representatives took a major step towards state expansion, as a bill proposing the creation of Ogoja State passed its second reading on Thursday. The bill, sponsored by Hon. Godwin Offiono, representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency, and three other members, aims to amend the 1999 Constitution, potentially adding a seventh state to Nigeria’s South-South region. Presenting the bill, Offiono …