National Conference approves creation of 18 new states.

The National Conference on Thursday adopted a recommendation of its Committee on Political Restructuring and Forms of Government for the creation of 18 new states in the country, as well as for the rotation of the office of the president.The Committee co-chaired by Ike Nwachukwu and Mohammed Kumalia had presented its report on Monday.They said the subject of state creation had remained a huge political issue in Nigeria.“The Committee examined the reports of the National Political Reform Conference and the report of the Presidential Committee on Review of outstanding issues from recent Constitutional Conferences 2012 (the Belgore Report) and after wide consultations and extensive deliberations and in the interest of equity, justices and fairness,”.
Meanwhile, a Civil Society Organization delegate, Femi Falana, opposed the adoption for the creation of 18 new states.
“Having regard to the several resolutions of the National Conference on the need to reduce the costs of governance, I found the recommendation for the creation of additional 18 states rather contradictory,” he told journalists after the plenary session.