Geopolitical Shift: 31 new states proposes across Nigeria's regions

The House of Representatives Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution has proposed the creation of 31 additional states. 

This move, announced by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, would bring the total number of states in Nigeria to 67 if approved.

Nigeria currently has 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The last time new states were created was in 1996, when six states were added to the existing 30

The proposed states are spread across the country, with some of the new states carved out of existing ones.

List of 31 proposed states at the National Assembly:

NORTH-CENTRAL

1.   BENUE ALA STATE from the present Benue State.

2.   OKUN STATE from the present Kogi State

3.   OKURA STATE from the present Kogi State

4.   CONFLUENCE STATE from the present Kogi State

5.   APA-AGBA STATE from Benue South Senatorial District

6.   APA STATE from the present Benue State.

7.   A 37th state, namely FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA

NORTH-EAST

8.   AMANA STATE from the present Adamawa State.

9.   KATAGUM STATE from the present Bauchi State.

10.               SAVANNAH STATE from the present Borno State.

11.MURI STATE from the present Taraba State.

NORTH-WEST

12.               NEW KADUNA STATE and GURARA STATE from the present Kaduna State.

13.               TIGA STATE from the present Kano State.

14.               KAINJI STATE from the present Kebbi State.

15.               GHARI STATE from the present Kano State

SOUTH-EAST

16.               ETITI STATE as the sixth (6th) state in the South East geopolitical zone.

17.               ADADA STATE from the present Enugu State of Nigeria.

18.               URASHI STATE as the sixth (6th) state in the South East geopolitical zone.

19.               ORLU STATE from the South Eastern Region of Nigeria.

20.               ABA STATE from the South Eastern Region of Nigeria.

SOUTH-SOUTH

21.               OGOJA STATE from the present Cross River State.

22.               WARRI STATE from the present Delta State.

23.               BORI STATE from the present Rivers State

24.               OBOLO STATE from the present Rivers and Akwa Ibom States.

SOUTH-WEST

25.               TORU-EBE STATE from the present Delta, Edo, and Ondo States.

26.               IBADAN STATE from the present Oyo State.

27.               LAGOON STATE from the present Lagos State.

28.               IJEBU STATE from the present Ogun State.

29.               LAGOON STATE from the present Lagos State and Ogun State

30.               IBADAN STATE from the present Oyo State.

31.               OKE-OGUN and IFE-IJESHA STATES from the Present-day Ogun, Oyo, and Osun states.