Full list: 31 new Nigerian states proposed by House of Reps

The House of Representatives committee on constitutional review said it has received proposals for the creation of 31 new states in the federation.

Benjamin Kalu, the deputy speaker, who presided over Thursday’s plenary session read the letter of the committee containing the proposed states.

The states of the federation will increase from 36 to 67 if the proposal is approved.

The proposed states include:

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 STATEiss the sixth (6th) state in the South East geopolitical zone.

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

18. URASHI STATE is 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.