By Christiana Ekpa
The 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’s total to six.
The decision was reached during a two-day retreat in Lagos, where the committee reviewed 55 proposals for state creation across the country.
Currently, the South East has five states fewer than the six or seven that make up other geopolitical zones.
The session, chaired by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, and co-chaired by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, deliberated extensively on the matter.
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