The Senate on Sunday negated reports that the lawmakers have proposed the creation of 20 more states, stating that the upper chamber was “grossly” misrepresented.”
There were rumours that the Senate proposed and named the creation of 20 new states in Nigeria.
Some of the states which the Senate purportedly proposed their creation are:
ITAI State from Akwa Ibom
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Katagum State from Bauchi
Okura State from Kogi East
Adada State from Enugu
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Gurara State from Kaduna South
Ijebu State from Ogun.
Ibadan State from Oyo
Tiga State from Kano
Ghari State from Kano
Amana State from Adamawa
Gongola State from Adamawa
Mambilla State from Taraba
Savannah State from Borno
Okun state from Kogi
Etiti State from the South East Zone
Orashi State from Imo and Anambra
Njaba from the present Imo.
Aba State from Abia
Anioma State from Delta
Torogbene and Oil River, from Bayelsa Delta and Rivers
Bayajida State from parts of Katsina, Jigawa, and Zamfara.