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Lawmakers Review 46 Proposals for New States, 117 LGAs
DDM News

The House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has confirmed the receipt of 46 formal proposals for the creation of new states, alongside 117 requests for the creation of new local government areas (LGAs) from various parts of the country.
According to Diaspora digital media (DDM), below is the complete and corrected list of proposed states as released by the committee:
North East
- Savannah State – from Borno
- Kwararafa State – from Taraba
- Katagum State – from Bauchi
- Amana State – from Adamawa
- South Sardauna State – from Taraba
- Muri State – from Taraba
North West
- Gurara State – from Kaduna
- New Kaduna State – from Kaduna
- Hadejia State – from Jigawa
- Gobir State – from Sokoto
- Kainji State – from Kebbi and Niger
- Tiga State – from Kano
- Ghari State – from Kano
North Central
- Edu State – from Niger
- Okun State – from Kogi
- Okura State – from Kogi
- South Plateau State – from Plateau
- Lowland State – from Plateau
- Plateau State (new) – a new carve from the existing Plateau State
- New Kogi State – from Kogi, Nasarawa, and Edo
- Ifesowapo State – from Kwara
- Abuja State – from the FCT
- Apa State – from Benue
- Apa-Agba State – from Benue
- Ayatutu State – from Benue
South East
- Orashi State – from Anambra, Imo, and Rivers
- Orlu State – from the South East zone
- Anioma State – from the South East zone
- Etiti State – from the South East zone
- Aba State – from the South East zone
- Adada State – from Enugu
South South
- Atlantic City State – from Rivers
- Bori State – from Rivers
- Iwuroha State – from Rivers
- Obolo State – from Akwa Ibom
- Warri State – from Delta
- Toru-Ebe State – from Delta
- Ogoja State – from Cross River
South West
- Ijebu State – from Ogun
- Igbomina State – from Osun, Kwara, and Ekiti
- Oke-Ogun State – from Oyo
- Ibadan State – from Oyo
- New Oyo State – from Oyo
- Ife-Ijesha State – from Osun, Ondo, and Ekiti
- Remo State – from Ogun
- Lagoon State – from Lagos and Ogun
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