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What The Constitution Says Must Be Done Before A New State Can Be Created by gidgiddy: 1:14pm On Jun 15 |
8. (1) An Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of creating a new State shall only be passed if- (a) a request, supported by at least two-thirds majority of members (representing the area demanding the creation of the new State) in each of the following, namely - (i) the Senate and the House of Representatives, (ii) the House of Assembly in respect of the area, and (iii) the local government councils in respect of the area, is received by the National Assembly; (b) a proposal for the creation of the State is thereafter approved in a referendum by at least two-thirds majority of the people of the area where the demand for creation of the State originated; (c) the result of the referendum is then approved by a simple majority of all the States of the Federation supported by a simple majority of members of the Houses of Assembly; and (d) the proposal is approved by a resolution passed by two-thirds majority of members of each House of the National Assembly. Basically, before a state can be created, not only will a referendum be held, all 36 States house of Assembly in Nigeria will vote on it, a majority will need to be obtained, after which a two thirds majority vote needs to be obtained in the Senate as well as the 360 federal House of rep. Something similar has to be done to create Region's Mission impossible. If you think any Region, or state, will be created in Nigeria, stop dreaming 4 Likes |
Re: What The Constitution Says Must Be Done Before A New State Can Be Created by Dikegodspower(m): 1:19pm On Jun 15 |
trash 🗑 2 Likes |
Re: What The Constitution Says Must Be Done Before A New State Can Be Created by Cassandraloius: 1:19pm On Jun 15 |
Crap 2 Likes |
Re: What The Constitution Says Must Be Done Before A New State Can Be Created by helinues: 1:20pm On Jun 15 |
Dreaming things 9 Likes |
Re: What The Constitution Says Must Be Done Before A New State Can Be Created by Lindlady(f): 1:23pm On Jun 15 |
helinues:Do you dream about job and trolls? Hurry up ok. 3 Likes |
Re: What The Constitution Says Must Be Done Before A New State Can Be Created by helinues: 1:28pm On Jun 15 |
Lindlady: Stop sounding dumb. Trolling shouldn't be a profession, why are you making it so? 8 Likes |
Re: What The Constitution Says Must Be Done Before A New State Can Be Created by Lindlady(f): 1:33pm On Jun 15 |
helinues:I'm just helping a life. I'm not that idle to be trolling others. 6 Likes |
Re: What The Constitution Says Must Be Done Before A New State Can Be Created by nedu666: 1:38pm On Jun 15 |
That is why I said both state and regional advocates are wasting their time |
Re: What The Constitution Says Must Be Done Before A New State Can Be Created by EmperorCaesar(m): 1:41pm On Jun 15 |
Lindlady:} Thats what you are doing Like, you devoted your whole day to follow him around all threads Go online and check what "Mental Slavery" is. You are mentally enslaved by him/his actions or comments Better go see a therapist 2 Likes |
Re: What The Constitution Says Must Be Done Before A New State Can Be Created by gtown: 3:01pm On Jun 15 |
Dikegodspower:It's not trash but the obvious truth! The writer didn't speak own mind. He wrote the obvious constitutional requirements for state creation as stated in the Constitution guiding our existence as a country today. It is a reminder that for any state to be created today these constitutional requirements must be fulfilled. It is not as easy as changing our national anthem overnight some of us have been citing as example. 9 Likes |
Re: What The Constitution Says Must Be Done Before A New State Can Be Created by jaxin119: 3:37pm On Jun 15 |
Simply amend the constitution then create the states. |
Re: What The Constitution Says Must Be Done Before A New State Can Be Created by UcheKingsley1: 5:03pm On Jun 15 |
Fvck Tinubu ![]() |
Re: What The Constitution Says Must Be Done Before A New State Can Be Created by DMerciful(m): 8:18pm On Jun 15 |
Only military govts can create stares. Only military govts have created states! Civilians put bottlenecks to prevent getting things done 1 Like |
Re: What The Constitution Says Must Be Done Before A New State Can Be Created by Blue3k(m): 8:26pm On Jun 15 |
gidgiddy: This is why I said it's best to redraw borders constitutionally if the goal is to reunite coethnics together. It takes less national consensus. Chapter 1 part 2 section 8-2 |
Re: What The Constitution Says Must Be Done Before A New State Can Be Created by EmeeNaka: 10:12pm On Jun 15 |
gidgiddy:What is needed is simply a political will. To circumvent the arduous process, the president can, through the National Assembly, change that constitutional section and simplify the whole process. |
Re: What The Constitution Says Must Be Done Before A New State Can Be Created by IkeOnyia: 10:36pm On Jun 15 |
EmeeNaka: To amend any constitutional provision including that for state creation, still requires two-thirds majority of the state houses of assembly, ie, at least 24 states. That is an uphill battle because many state governors prefer the law to stay as it is because they don't want their states broken up, especially while they are in office. A good example is the constitutional amendment during immediate past admin when local government autonomy was passed in the National Assembly but failed to get up to 24 states approval and so couldn't be passed into law, but other provisions like authorizing states to administer electricity, build and administer prisons and railways were able to get up to 24 states approval and so became constitutional. |
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