The senate committee on the review of the 1999 constitution says it will consider 31 proposals for state creation as part of a fresh bid to amend Nigeria’s constitution.
Barau Jibrin, deputy president of the senate and chairman of the committee, said the proposals will be reviewed during a two-day zonal public hearing scheduled for July 4 and 5, 2025.
The hearings will take place simultaneously in Lagos (south-west), Enugu (south-east), Ikot Ekpene (south-south), Jos (north-central), Maiduguri (north-east), and Kano (north-west).
In a statement issued on Sunday, Ismail Mudashir, special adviser on media and publicity to the deputy senate president, said the committee is committed to gathering citizens’ input on a wide range of constitutional amendments.
Mudashir said the committee received five state creation requests from the south-west, south-south and north-central zones; seven from the north-east; six from the north-west; and three from the south-east.
He added that the committee will also consider critical national issues such as local government autonomy, judicial and electoral reforms, state police, and inclusive governance.
According to him, one of the bills proposes to entrench local governments as a constitutionally recognised tier of government with guaranteed tenure.
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