A bill seeking the creation of three additional states in the South-West has been listed for presentation in the House of Representatives.

Sponsored by the lawmaker representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, Osun State, Oluwole Oke, the proposed law is seeking the creation of Oke-Ogun, Ijebu and Ife-Ijesa states.

The proposed legislation is titled “A Bill for an Act to amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended)”.

It seeks an amendment to the First Schedule, Part I of the Constitution to read, “The First Schedule, Part I of the Constitution is amended by introducing new states and reducing the number of local government areas.”

In the draft bill, Oke-Ogun State with Iseyin as the proposed capital city would be made up of 12 local government areas, including Olorunsogo, Irepo, Oorerelope, Ogbomosho North, Ogbomosho South, Saki-East, Saki-West, Atisbo, Itesiwaju, Iwajowa, Kajola and Iseyin.

On the other hand, Ijebu State, when created, will comprise Ijebu East, Ijebu North-East, Ijebu Ode, Ikenne, Odogbolu, Ogun Waterside, Remo North and Sagamu LGAs. The proposed capital city for Ijebu State is Ijebu Ode.

According to Oke, who chairs the House Committee on Judiciary, Ife Ijesa State is to be made of 11 LGAs made up of Atakunmosa East, Atakunmosa West, Boluwaduro, Ife Central, Ife East, Ife North, Ife South, Ilesa East, Ilesa West, Oboku and Oriade.

In a letter dated February 6, 2024, and addressed to the Clerk of the House, Oke wrote: “I wish to forward the abovementioned bill to your office for further necessary legislative action to enable me to move same in our great Green Chamber, sir.”

The South-West geo-political zone is currently made up of six federating states, which are Ondo, Oyo, Lagos, Ogun, Osun and Ekiti states.

If Oke’s bill scales legislative hurdles, the region would surpass the North-West, which currently has seven states, the highest among the other zones of North-Central, North-East, South-West, South-South-South and South-East.

Section 9 (1) of the Constitution states that the National Assembly can only pass an Act to amend the Constitution when its proposal is supported by two-thirds majority of all the members of each chamber (72 senators and 240 House of Representatives members) and approved by the resolution of at least two-thirds of the state Houses of Assembly (24 states).

Currently, the National Assembly is in the process of amending the constitution. A key component of the 10th Assembly’s Legislative Agenda unveiled by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, in November 2023 is constitution amendment. The Constitutional Review Committee, chaired by Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, is slated for inauguration on February 26, 2023.

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36 states never see food chop, them wan still create another state.

It's a masterstroke if it eventually becomes fruitful.

Don't ask me why? You should know if you're conversant with the politics of the day.

Who introduced the bill?

COMRADES This bill should not see the light of the day, just add one state to the south east so as to equate the remaining regions

And they cant be bothered making anioma state or southern kaduna? moronic senate

lol

Hmmm

Damnnn niggar

Misplaced priority

I dont see a direct impact of this bill on the current economic hardship. Fix insecurity and build an healthy business environment. STOP corruption.

What's the benefits to the masses

This is a useless bill.

Alright.

They still need two thirds in senate, states houses of representative and so forth

And they need to somehow show the states would be viable. In my opinion they won't because nigerians hate taxes

Death on arrival.

Hmmmmmm

Kwara state nko, make dem remove some Yoruba speaking state outta it

most of the current states are not even viable so why create another

what we need is region not states

Though this is not necessary now but I know our brothers from d other side must surely wail

Best way to go

It still changes nothing. Yorubas in da beat

Nonsense

Unclebayo:


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36 states never see food chop, them wan still create another state.

It won't pass the reading stage.

Tinubu rigging machine is about to be put into place...if you know u know🤣🤣🤣🤣

More states for fulani to take over

Selfishness.

Dead On Arrival

North no go gree weaken their numerical advantage nah

For what na?
The ones on ground, have we finished solving their problems?
No matter the issues we have in Nigeria today, creation of more states can never be the solution (the willinks Commission had that much to say).

forgiveness:
It's a masterstroke if it eventually becomes fruitful.

Don't ask me why? You should know if you're conversant with the politics of the day.

since you are conversant with the politics of the day, then you should be comfortable telling everyone how "it's a masterstroke".

over to you

Mtchewwwwwwwww

Oke ogun state.. chess game