* National Conference Members
According to a report signed by the committee's rapporteur R.I. Chris Garuba, it was discovered that 11 out of the total proposals received were from the North, while the others were from the South.
The rapporteur disclosed that there was also a proposal seeking to change the name of Adamawa state to Gongola state, adding that the South East zone submitted proposals for the creation of seven additional states in the zone.
The states are; Aba state (Abia), Orimili (Anambra), Adada (Enugu), Etiti (South East geo-political zone), Anim (Anambra and Imo), Njaba (Anambra and Imo) and Uguwaku (Imo, Abia, Anambra and Enugu).
The South West zone, who requested for six additional states are; Oduduwa (Osun), Ijebu (Ogun), Lagoon (Lagos), Oke-Ogun (Oyo), New Oyo (Oyo) and Ose (Ondo).
The South-South zone, who also brought proposals for the creation of five additional states are; New Delta (Delta), Anioma (Delta), Ogoja (Cross River), Sombreiro (Rivers) and Old Calabar (Akwa Ibom and Cross River).
Five proposals came from the North Central zone requesting the creation of Okun (Kogi), Edu (Niger and Kwara), South Plateau (Plateau), Okura (Kogi) and Apa (Benue), while the North East submitted four proposals requesting creation of Yemen (Gombe), Amana (former Sardauna Province), Savannah (Borno) and Savannah states (Borno and Adamawa).
Two proposals came from the North West, requesting the creation of Ghari (Kano) and Hadejia states (Jigawa).
She added that there are two other proposals requesting state creation that cut across single geo-political zone, adding that they are Confluence state (Kogi, Edo and Nasarawa) and Toru-Ebe (Delta, Edo and Ondo).
Meanwhile, if these proposals are granted and the states are created, the number of states in Nigeria would become 67.
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