The agitation for the creation of more states in the country is about to enter a new phase.

This follows the recommendation by the Senate Committee on Constitution Review that referendum be conducted for 20 new states by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The Nation gathered yesterday that the committee’s decision was reached after considering various factors including the ability of civilian administration to create states.

It recalled that the defunct Mid-Western Region was created in 1963 in the First Republic.

To check tax evasion, the Senate panel also approved the amendment of the 1999 Constitution to allow for the creation of Federal Revenue Court.

There will be about five revenue courts to deal with all tax issues nationwide, especially cases involving multinational firms.

A highly placed source said the Senate panel will soon meet with the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review for joint consultations on some of the approved amendments.

Creation of new states tops the list of amendments to the 1999 Constitution.

Although less than five of the current 36 states are economically viable, it was gathered that the Senate Committee was determined to respect what it termed “the genuine desire of Nigerians.”

The list of requests for new states is quite long but sources said referendum may be conducted for no fewer than 20 states.

Some of the requests are ITAI State (fromAkwa Ibom State); State status for the FCT; Katagum State from Bauchi State; Okura State from Kogi East; Adada State from Enugu State; Gurara State from Kaduna South; and Ijebu State from Ogun State

Others are Ibadan State from Oyo State; 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; and Okun state from Kogi State.

Those on the list include Etiti State from the South East Zone; Orashi State from Imo and Anambra states; Njaba from the present Imo State or the excision of Aba State from Abia State; Anioma State from Delta State; Torogbene and Oil River States, from Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states; and Bayajida State from parts of Katsina, Jigawa and Zamfara states.

The source said:”The Senate Committee on Constitution Review has seen the desirability of creating new states which may even solve the nation’s present security challenges.

“What the Senate Committee has recommended is to amend the constitution to empower INEC to conduct the referendum on state creation.

” When INEC gets the constitutional mandate, we can then invoke Section in Part 1 of Chapter 1 of the 1999 Constitution.
“We are talking of referendum for less than or about 20 new states.”

Responding to a question, the source added:

“The procedures for creating new states may be cumbersome but realizable.

“At the committee level, it was obvious that a civilian administration is better placed to create new states than any other form of government. In fact, the defunct Mid-Western Region was created in 1963 during the First Republic.

” In this Fifth Amendment to the 1999 Constitution, the National Assembly can create new states if the conditions are met.”

Section in Part 1 of Chapter 1 of the 1999 Constitution states the conditions as follows:

“An Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of creating a new state shall only be passed if –

(a) a request, supported by at least two-thirds majority of members ( representing the area demanding the creation of the new state) in each if the following –

(i) the Senate and the House of Representatives

(ii) the House of Assembly in respect of the area, and

(iii) the local government councils in respect of the area, is received by the National Assembly.

“A proposal for the creation of the state is thereafter approved in a referendum by at least two-thirds majority of the people of the area where the demand for creation of the state originated.

” The result if the referendum is then approved by a simple majority of all the states of the Federation supported by a simple majority of members of the Houses of Assembly, and

” The proposal is approved by a resolution passed by two-thirds majority of members of each House of the National Assembly.”

It was also gathered that the Senate Committee on Constitution Review recommended the establishment of Federal Revenue Court, including five branches to adjudicate on tax-related issues.
Another source said:” The establishment of the court will accelerate cases involving tax defaulters, under-declaration of returns, and other abuses by local and multinational companies.

” The constitution will be amended to accommodate this specialized court.”

Asked when the Senate and the House of Representatives Committees will meet, the source added: “Before the end of the month.”

The last state creation in Nigeria took place on October 1,1996 when the late military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, announced the emergence of Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Gombe, Nasarawa and Zamfara.

https://thenationonlineng.net/senate-committee-proposes-20-new-states/

What a misplaced priority

They should go and sit down to restructure/split this continent called Nigeria into pieces.....

Ikpeyi:
The agitation for the creation of more states in the country is about to enter a new phase.

This follows the recommendation by the Senate Committee on Constitution Review that referendum be conducted for 20 new states by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The Nation gathered yesterday that the committee’s decision was reached after considering various factors including the ability of civilian administration to create states.

It recalled that the defunct Mid-Western Region was created in 1963 in the First Republic.

To check tax evasion, the Senate panel also approved the amendment of the 1999 Constitution to allow for the creation of Federal Revenue Court.

There will be about five revenue courts to deal with all tax issues nationwide, especially cases involving multinational firms.

A highly placed source said the Senate panel will soon meet with the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review for joint consultations on some of the approved amendments.

Creation of new states tops the list of amendments to the 1999 Constitution.

Although less than five of the current 36 states are economically viable, it was gathered that the Senate Committee was determined to respect what it termed “the genuine desire of Nigerians.”

The list of requests for new states is quite long but sources said referendum may be conducted for no fewer than 20 states.

Some of the requests are ITAI State (fromAkwa Ibom State); State status for the FCT; Katagum State from Bauchi State; Okura State from Kogi East; Adada State from Enugu State; Gurara State from Kaduna South; and Ijebu State from Ogun State

Others are Ibadan State from Oyo State; 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; and Okun state from Kogi State.

Those on the list include Etiti State from the South East Zone; Orashi State from Imo and Anambra states; Njaba from the present Imo State or the excision of Aba State from Abia State; Anioma State from Delta State; Torogbene and Oil River States, from Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states; and Bayajida State from parts of Katsina, Jigawa and Zamfara states.

The source said:”The Senate Committee on Constitution Review has seen the desirability of creating new states which may even solve the nation’s present security challenges.

“What the Senate Committee has recommended is to amend the constitution to empower INEC to conduct the referendum on state creation.

” When INEC gets the constitutional mandate, we can then invoke Section in Part 1 of Chapter 1 of the 1999 Constitution.
“We are talking of referendum for less than or about 20 new states.”

Responding to a question, the source added:

“The procedures for creating new states may be cumbersome but realizable.

“At the committee level, it was obvious that a civilian administration is better placed to create new states than any other form of government. In fact, the defunct Mid-Western Region was created in 1963 during the First Republic.

” In this Fifth Amendment to the 1999 Constitution, the National Assembly can create new states if the conditions are met.”

Section in Part 1 of Chapter 1 of the 1999 Constitution states the conditions as follows:

“An Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of creating a new state shall only be passed if –

(a) a request, supported by at least two-thirds majority of members ( representing the area demanding the creation of the new state) in each if the following –

(i) the Senate and the House of Representatives

(ii) the House of Assembly in respect of the area, and

(iii) the local government councils in respect of the area, is received by the National Assembly.

“A proposal for the creation of the state is thereafter approved in a referendum by at least two-thirds majority of the people of the area where the demand for creation of the state originated.

” The result if the referendum is then approved by a simple majority of all the states of the Federation supported by a simple majority of members of the Houses of Assembly, and

” The proposal is approved by a resolution passed by two-thirds majority of members of each House of the National Assembly.”

It was also gathered that the Senate Committee on Constitution Review recommended the establishment of Federal Revenue Court, including five branches to adjudicate on tax-related issues.
Another source said:” The establishment of the court will accelerate cases involving tax defaulters, under-declaration of returns, and other abuses by local and multinational companies.

” The constitution will be amended to accommodate this specialized court.”

Asked when the Senate and the House of Representatives Committees will meet, the source added: “Before the end of the month.”

The last state creation in Nigeria took place on October 1,1996 when the late military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, announced the emergence of Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Gombe, Nasarawa and Zamfara.

https://thenationonlineng.net/senate-committee-proposes-20-new-states/

why iş it that önce someone iş elected in Nigeria leadership position his or her brain will automatically stop working

BUSINESSMAN2:
why iş it that önce someone iş elected in Nigeria leadership position his or her brain will automatically stop working

Because of the structure of Nigeria v

Sometimes I wonder if this people have sense at all. Or is age inversely proportional to sense .
The only thing that may slightly work again is regional government\confederalism. But best option is division of Nigeria

OK now I know you guys want to create more rooting boots for rooters,imagine having more useless governors,reps and senators.
Buhari,buhari,Amad lawal,Gbajabiamila,how many times did I call Una?

Even if you proposed additional 50 states you people have not solved anything yet rather creating more troubles.....

In simple man’s language.....RESTRUCTURE the country to meet the demands of the time and people.....

Stop playing to the gallery and do the needful our honorable senators

We don’t need 20 more states. At best, let’s create two more states in the south to push southern states to 19 just like the north. Listing of local governments in the constitution is what we need to do away with. States should be at liberty to create local governments based on their financial capacity and needs.

Restructuring is what we need now...our politicians are just too greedy.

They've not governed the existing ones in a positive way but wanna add to the nation's burden. Imbeciles!

These people are not intelligent at all. Creating non viable subservient states lead us to this shit in the first instance.

The new states will just be sucking handouts from the federal government every month with nothing to show for it.

Resource control /devolution of power is all we need.

BUSINESSMAN2:
why iş it that önce someone iş elected in Nigeria leadership position his or her brain will automatically stop working

Nigerian political system is not ideal for a visionary leader because such leader will also be fvck3d just like the rest!

More reason you see Nigerians excelling abroad in all fields with less or no connection.

Frenchkiss564:
These people are not intelligent at all. Creating non viable subservient states leed us to this shit in the first instance.

The new states will just be sucking handouts from the federal government every month with nothing to show for it.

Resource control /devolution of power is all we need.

They will never do what benefits the people but only what benefits their family and acquaintance.

MufasaLion:


Nigerian political system is not ideal for a visionary leader because such leader will also be fvck3d just like the rest!

More reason you see Nigerians excelling abroad in all fields with less or no connection.

Our present political system is not working...the elites knows this, but won't do anything because they are benefiting from it...I pity the poor masses of this nation.

MufasaLion:


Nigerian political system is not ideal for a visionary leader because such leader will also be fvck3d just like the rest!

More reason you see Nigerians excelling abroad in all fields with less or no connection.

Pure wicked souls holding Nigeria down for their selfish reasons.

This state creation thing has been posted a milion times and it is always fake.

Fake news.

There is no such constitutional amendment. No Senate committee proposed such

To create a new state you need 2/3 agreement at the National assembly plus 2/3 9f state assemblies. Including the state that is involved.
Modified

Looks like they want to amend the process not create new state. My bad.

Still most Nigerians want states more than regions or whatever

Ko Le werk

Btw, why are they recycling this old shit

Ikpeyi:


Our present political system is not working...the elites knows this, but won't do anything because they are benefiting from it...I pity the poor masses of this nation.

It's so sad but difficult to solve because the corruption is like virus.

Ikpeyi:



Pure wicked souls holding Nigeria down for their selfish reasons.

Damn straight!
It's so unfortunate. The only thing that can set things right is if Nigeria is re-colonised.

You all keep abusing president, not knowing the greatest evils are the Senate, house of reps and the Governors. People are not even bothered to consider election into these posts important, except that of the Governor's.

Imagine the quality of people in our Senate and House of rep.With dire situation facing the nation, creation of more states is what they consider important. With the nation revenue dwindling on a daily basis, where will the FG gets monthly allocation to prop these states up. If there are enough quality in the house, the Senate will be checking the president and not the people.

We have long way to go.

Mumu fellows

The ones wey dey, una never even fit afford to pay salaries

SMH

I didn't see Buhari state there oooo
You mean Buhari will not have a state from the 20?

Twenty shall be in the northern part of buhari's country

We don't need new states . What we need is true federalism and regional government ... Decentralize everything .....

We need
1. Community police ...( Each town has its own police department ) which the state and federal government does not have total control over

2. We need resources control : Evey state use what you have and develop yourself , just pay tax alone to FG

3. Get rid of the compulsory national grid . Any state that can generate electricity do so .

4. Ensure there is total separation of power between the arms of government , judiciary shouldn't be at Mercy of executive same with legislative arm

5. Federal government should only be concerned with foreign affairs and military ....and economic policies

6. And lastly appointments should be equally shared between every geo political zone.. Get rid of the Quota system

They have come again. New states when the presently ones are gasping for survival ?
Why can’t we push for a return to regionalism and let everyone determines the number of states that suits them?

Good move. North big and plenty sha oooo. They still going to lead in populace.

If una like make una create 2 million states.

Whether they succeed it or not

Nnamdi kanu and Igboho are the real legends of our time.

To face that monster in Aso Rock is not a child play

We have unserious elements as Senators in this country.

How that big Niger state didn't make the list amaze me, IBB sef!