As constitutional reform efforts gather momentum, the Senate Committee on Constitution Review (CRC) has announced the receipt of 49 fresh proposals for the creation of new states and local government areas (LGAs) across the country, ahead of its zonal public hearings holding from July 4 to 5.
According to a statement issued on Thursday by the media office of the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, the committee has received 31 separate proposals for state creation and 18 for new LGAs from diverse ethnic and interest groups across Nigeria.