Jonas Ezieke, Abuja <\/p>\n
A Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on Constitution Review has unanimously approved the creation of an additional state in the South East geopolitical zone, increasing the region\u2019s total to six.<\/p>\n
The decision was arrived at during a 2-day retreat in Lagos, where the committee reviewed 55 proposals for state creation across the country.<\/p>\n
Currently, the South-East has five states fewer than the six or seven that make up other geopolitical zones.<\/p>\n
The session, chaired by the Deputy President of Senate Sen.Barau Jibrin, and co-chaired by the Deputy Speaker of the House Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, deliberated extensively on the matter.<\/p>\n
Kalu among other many lawmakers, who had consistently championed the demand for an additional state for the region, reiterated region, reiterated hat the request was anchored on principles of equity, justice, and fairness.<\/p>\n
Members of the Committee who unanimously approved the request later took turns to deliberate on the issue, speaking in favour of granting the South East an additional state.<\/p>\n
Following the deliberations, Senator Abdul Ningi (Bauchi Central) moved a motion for the creation of the new state, which was seconded by Hon. Ibrahim Isiaka (Ifo\/Ewekoro, Ogun State). <\/p>\n
The motion received the unanimous support of committee members and was adopted.<\/p>\n
In a related development, the joint committee also established a subcommittee to further consider the creation of additional states and local government areas across all six geopolitical zones, noting that a total of 278 proposals were submitted for review.<\/p>\n
In his remarks, Senator Barau Jibrin urged members to rally support among their colleagues at the National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly to ensure the resolutions sail through during voting.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to strengthen what we have started so that all parts of the country will key into this process,\u201d Jibrin said. \u201cBy the time we get to the actual voting, we should already have the buy-in of all stakeholders\u2014from both chambers and the State Houses of Assembly.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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