Senate Committee on Constitution Review has recommended the creation of 20 new states in Nigeria, proposing that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conduct referendum for the 20 new states.
In the South West, two new states were recommended are:
Ijebu State from Ogun State
Ibadan State from Oyo State.
12 new states were considered for the North:
State status for the FCT
Katagum State from Bauchi State
Okura State from Kogi East
Gurara State from Kaduna South
Tiga State from Kano State
Ghari State from Kano State
Amana State from Adamawa
Gongola State from Adamawa
Mambilla State from Taraba State
Savannah State from Borno State
Okun state from Kogi State.
Bayajida State from parts of Katsina, Jigawa, and Zamfara states.
Five states were recommended to be created from the South East:
Etiti State from the South East Zone
Orashi State from Imo and Anambra states
Njaba from the present Imo State
Excision of Aba State from Abia State
Adada State from Enugu State
The new states were recommended for South South:
ITAI State (from Akwa Ibom State)
Anioma State from Delta State
Torogbene and Oil River States, from Bayelsa Delta and Rivers states
According to the Punch Newspaper, the House of Representatives passed for second reading, a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to allow creation of state police and legalise regional security outfits, thereby moving police from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent List.
