Confab Okays Creation Of 19 New States

Delegates at the ongoing National Conference in Abuja have given nod to the creation of new states in Nigeria.

The decision was reached on Thursday at the plenary, after the Conference debated on the issue, which also caused a divided house.

The Conference recommended that 19 new states should be carved from the existing six geo-political zones in the country. Nigeria currently has 36 states. If this recommendation is approved by the Federal Government, it will take the total number of states in Nigeria to 55.

Also, the Confab rejected the proposal to revert to parliamentary system of government. Nigeria currently runs the presidential form of government, which some have kicked against because they claimed it is too expensive to run in Nigeria.