Former Senator that represented Kaduna Central at the Red Chamber of the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has faulted the proposed creation of 31 new States in the country.
Recall that Nigeria is currently a federation 36 States.
ISUIKWUATO VOICE reports that the House of Representatives Constitution Review Committee on Thursday had proposed the creation of 31 new States.
The proposal was contained in a letter to the House of Representatives read during Thursday’s plenary. The sitting was presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu.
Following the disclosure of the applications for the creation of news states, many Nigerians have reacted to the demands.
One of those to react was the former Senator of Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani.
Taking to his post via his X page on Friday, Sani described the proposal as ‘ironic and comical’. He noted that by the demands, politicians just want to carve out mini colonies for themselves.
The former lawmaker, however, stated that the country doesn’t need new states. This, he said, is because many States depend on Federal allocation for survival.
He wrote, “While many States are dependent on Federal allocation for their survival, the House of Representatives proposal for 31 States is ironic and comical. Politicians just want to carve out mini colonies for themselves.”
From the breakdown of the applications, the committee proposed an additional six new States in the North-Central. Four in the North-East, five in the North-West, five in the South-South, and seven in the South-West and five in the Southeat.
The states being considered include Okun, Okura and Confluence from Kogi; Benue Ala and Apa from Benue and FCT State. Amana from Adamawa; Katagum from Bauchi; Savannah from Borno; Muri from Taraba; New Kaduna and Gujarat from Kaduna State. Tiga and Ari from Kano; Kainji from Kebbi; Etiti and Orashi as the sixth states in the South-East; Adada from Enugu; and Orlu and Aba.
Others are Ogoja from Cross River, Warri from Delta, Ori and Obolo from Rivers. Torumbe from Ondo, Ibadan from Oyo, Lagoon from Lagos, and Ogun, Ijebu from Ogun. And Oke Ogun/Ijesha from Oyo/Ogun/Osun States.
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