Nigerian Lawmaker Recommends Creation of Six New States
A joint committee of Nigeria's Senate and House of Representatives has approved the creation of six additional states in the country.
This decision was reached at the end of a two-day retreat in Lagos, co-chaired by Deputy President of the Senate Barau Jibrin and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu.
- 55 requests for state creation were considered by the committee.
- A total of 69 bills were examined during the retreat.
- Two boundary adjustments and 278 local government creation requests were also discussed.
The committee unanimously resolved to create six new states, although the names of these proposed states were not specified.
No specific details were given on the names of the proposed new states.
Author's summary: Nigeria may get six new states.
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