No state creation request meets constitutional requirements, says Deputy Speaker

• The House of Representatives has given an update on the requests to create 31 new states across the country
• Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker said no state creation request meets constitutional requirements
• According to Kalu, the committee has extended the submission date to Wednesday, March 5th, 2025

Deputy Speaker Kalu says no state creation request meets constitutional requirements.
Photo credit: Benjamin Kalu, NASSSource: TwitterNo state creation request meets constitutional requirementsAlthough we have received 31 requests for state creation, none of these requests met the constitutional requirements for amendment.Therefore, we have since extended the submission date to the 5th of March, 2025. But this retreat could in our resolution extend it further if we find out that there are still challenges that the people we represent in their efforts to make their voices heard.So at the end of this retreat, it will be one of the things we will look into, whether or not we will extend the time. But let it be a notice that none of the applications followed the conditions laid out by Section 8 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Benjamin Kalu is the chairman of the House Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution.
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