Confab Endorses Creation Of 18 New States

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National-Confab-2014

Delegates at the National Conference on Thursday unanimously voted for the creation of 18 more states in the country.

The proposed states are Orashi from the present Rivers State; New Oyo from the present Oyo State; Etiti State from the South East Geo- political zone; Savannah State from Borno; Adada from the present Enugu State; Njaba/Anim from Anambra and Imo States; Apa from Benue State; Gurara from Kaduna State; Ijebu from Ogun State; Ogoja from Cross RiverKainji; Katagum from Bauchi;  AmanaGhari from Kano, and Anioma from Delta State, among others. They were read out on the floor by the Deputy Chairman, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi. 15 states were listed, the remaining three would be announced subsequently, it was disclosed.

These resolutions were sequel to debate and consideration of the report of the Committee on Political Restructuring and Forms of Government with General Ike Nwachukwu and Mohammed Umara Kumalia as co-chairmen.

Apart from the 18 new states proposed, the conference said a separate state-yet-to-be named should be carved out of the South-East to bring the number of the states in the zone to six.

In creating a new state from the South-East geopolitical zone, the conference said the creation would correct the imbalance of the zone having the least number of states.

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It was agreed by the delegates that the 18 new states would be shared among the six zones in a manner that no zone would have more states than the other.

Though it was also agreed that states were free to have their constitutions, the request to change the name of Adamawa State to Gongola State was overwhelmingly rejected by the delegates.