New States
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Amid the burgeoning weight of the present confederacy on the 36 states in Nigeria, groaning under the heavy burden of debts and inability to perform their fiscal responsibilities, the House of Representatives Constitution Review Committee yesterday proposed 31 additional ones to push the states in the country to 67.
6 Feb
The House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has received proposals for the creation of 31 new states across the country. This was disclosed by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu after reading a letter from the committee during plenary on Thursday. He outlined the constitutional conditions that must be met before any…
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