The House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has proposed the creation of 31 additional states across Nigeria, a move that could significantly reshape the country’s geopolitical landscape.
Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Kalu, presided over plenary on Thursday, where he read a letter from the committee listing the proposed new states. If approved, this will bring Nigeria’s total number of states from 36 to 67, along with the recognition of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as a full-fledged state.
The proposed states are spread across the six geopolitical zones as follows:
North-Central
- Benue Ala State – from Benue
- Okun State – from Kogi
- Okura State – from Kogi
- Confluence State – from Kogi
- Apa-Agba State – from Benue South
- Apa State – from Benue
- FCT, Abuja – proposed as a full state
North-East
- Amana State – from Adamawa
- Katagum State – from Bauchi
- Savannah State – from Borno
- Muri State – from Taraba
North-West
- New Kaduna State & Gurara State – from Kaduna
- Tiga State – from Kano
- Kainji State – from Kebbi
- Ghari State – from Kano
South-East
- Etiti State – as the 6th state in the South-East
- Adada State – from Enugu
- Urashi State – as the 6th state in the South-East
- Orlu State – from Imo
- Aba State – from Abia
South-South
- Ogoja State – from Cross River
- Warri State – from Delta
- Bori State – from Rivers
- Obolo State – from Rivers and Akwa Ibom
South-West
- Toru-Ebe State – from Delta, Edo, and Ondo
- Ibadan State – from Oyo
- Lagoon State – from Lagos
- Ijebu State – from Ogun
- Lagoon State (Duplicate Listing) – from Lagos and Ogun
- Ibadan State (Duplicate Listing) – from Oyo
- Oke-Ogun & Ife-Ijesha States – from Ogun, Oyo, and Osun
