31 state creation proposals rejected – house committee extends deadline

31 state creation proposals rejected – house committee extends deadline

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu announced that none of the 31 requests for state creation in Nigeria have met the constitutional requirements for consideration. Kalu, who also chairs the House Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, disclosed this on Friday at a two-day retreat in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. The retreat, held from February 20 to 23, 2025, aimed to assess constitutional amend…

31 states creation request failed constitutional requirements –Reps - Daily Trust

The House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, has said that none of the 31 requests it received for state creation met the constitutional requirements. The chairman of the committee, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, who doubles as the Deputy Speaker of the House, disclosed this during a two-day retreat for members of the Committee in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State on Friday. The retreat, which will be held from February 20 to…

StatePress NG: House of Reps rejects 31 state creation proposals, gives reason

31 state creation requests failed to meet constitutional requirements, says Deputy Speaker Kalu

Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, Rt Hon Benjamin Kalu, has said that none of the 31 requests it received for stateThe post 31 state creation requests failed to meet constitutional requirements, says Deputy Speaker Kalu appeared first on The Nation Newspaper.

House of Reps Rejects 31 State Creation Proposals, Cites Constitutional Gaps

House of Reps Rejects 31 State Creation Proposals, Cites Constitutional Gaps The House of Representatives Committee on Constitutional Amendment has rejected all 31 proposals for the creation of new states, citing failure to meet constitutional requirements. Deputy Speaker of the House, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, who also chairs the committee, made this known during a two-day retreat in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. He revealed that despite receiving th…

NASS Extends Deadline To March 5 As Applications For 31 States Creation Fail To Meet Constitutional Requirements, We’ve Received Over 200 Bills-Kalu - Daylight Reporters

NASS Extends Deadline To March 5 As Applications For 31 States Creation Fail To Meet Constitutional Requirements, We've Received Over 200 Bills-Kalu By Juliet Vincent The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu has informed that, the National Assembly has extended the deadline for the applications for the proposal to create 31 additional