Confab Endorsed The Creation Of 18 New States

Members of the ongoing National Conference
holding in Abuja yesterday July 3rd while
deliberating on the report of the committee on
political restructuring and forms of Government in
Nigeria, endorsed the creation of 18 new states to
add to the existing 36 states. They also endorsed
the rotation of the Presidency between the North
and South and other Geo-political zones in the
country.
The members suggested the creation of a state
for the South-East geopolitical zone which has
only 5 states in order to bring the number to 6
which is the number of states of other zones,
apart from the North -West, which has seven.
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Some of the proposed states approved by the
Confab are Apa from Benue State, Kainji from
Kebbi, Katagum from Bauchi, Savannah from
Borno, Amana from Adamawa, Gurara from
Kaduna, Ghari from Kano, Etiti from South East,
Aba from Abia, Adada from Enugu, Njaba-Anim
from Anambra and Imo, Anioma from Delta State,
Orashi from Rivers State, Ogoja from Cross River
State, IJebu from Ogun State and New Oyo State
from the present Oyo State.
The Conference is to later determine the names of
the remaining two other states and their capitals,
which are to be created in the South-South and
South West zones. If approved by the Presidency,
the number of states in the Country would now
be 54.
The conference members also voted for the
rotation of the Presidency between the North and
South and also between the geo-political zones.
They also voted against the immediate swearing-
in of a Vice President into the office of the
President should a sitting President die in office or
be impeached.
They proposed that a Vice President should be
sworn in as Acting President for 90days within
which a fresh election for a new President should
be held.
The delegates also agreed that the old national
anthem, “Nigeria we hail thee…” should be
replaced with the current one.