₦airaland Forum

STATES CREATED BY MILITARY HEADS OF STATE IN NIGERIA(Who created your state ?)

-1). General Yakubu Gowon (1966–1975)
Created 12 states from the original 4 regions on May 27, 1967.
-North-Western
-North-Eastern; Kano
-North-Central; Benue-Plateau, Kwara
-Western; Lagos
-Mid-Western
-East-Central; Rivers
-South-Eastern

-2). General Murtala Mohammed (1975–1976). He created 7 states on February 3, 1976 thereby increasing Nigerian states to a total of 19 states namely;
-Bauchi
-Benue
-Borno
-Imo
-Niger
-Ogun
-Ondo.

-3). General Ibrahim Babangida (1985–1993)
Created 11 states in two batches
a). September 23, 1987: Akwa Ibom, Katsina
b). August 27, 1991: Abia, Enugu, Delta, Jigawa, Kebbi, Osun, Kogi, Taraba, Yobe

Thus Nigeria was stretched to became a total of 30 states.

-4). General Sani Abacha (1993–1998). Created 6 states on October 1, 1996, thereby bringing Nigeria to 36 states that we have today namely;
-Ebonyi
-Bayelsa
-Gombe
-Nasarawa
-Zamfara
-Ekiti

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kpankpangolo:
Pointless history lesson. I’m out.


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donleo92:
Congratulations to the creating of states.

But I don't see that as the solution to Nigerians problems.

I think we need regional government

donleo92:
Congratulations to the creating of states.

But I don't see that as the solution to Nigerians problems.

I think we need regional government

Konjiboii:
The best thing to have happened to Nigeria was when the military where in power, industries were bountiful, schools where functional and hospitals where world class. I will gladly welcome them back.

Godfullsam:
They are now corrupt, more corrupted than these crop of civilian leaders.

A return to military administration will make things even worse.

tommy589:
Regional government won't play out well. The 36 states should be independent of each other as countries or any other thing,so far no monthly allocation is derived from oil producing states

oga028315:
Of course it will be pointless to you since it doesn't push the false narrative of claiming that Igbos were the ones who started dividing Nigeria into states...

They claim Aguyi Ironsi was the one who brought in unitary government for Igbos to dominate other tribes and that is the cause of all the problems of Nigeria till date, but...

You ask the same people who killed Aguyi Ironsi and took over power just about 8 months into his reign why they have been unable to correct the mistake they claimed Aguyi made after over 50 years of only them in power without the Igbos then you begin to hear explanations without logic and common sense.

I mean let's look at it simple terms, you claimed someone took over control of a vehicle illegally and caused damage to the vehicle, you killed him and then took over, after over 50 years you did not fix the damage but further spoilt it by creating more damage but still want to blame the first person for all your failures after 50 years of handling the vehicle and calling yourself a saint while tagging the first handler that you killed a bad person.

Does it sound normal at all?

shadrach77:
This means no civilian president has ever created states so Tinubu wouldn't dare it

AntiChristian:
People should desist from telling lies!

Big fat lie!

Guestmale:
Exactly, just for creating political offices for the politicians.