Bill to create additional state passes second reading …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
A bill seeking the creation of Ogoja State has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives.
The bill, sponsored by Godwin Offiono and three other on during plenary on Thursday.
The constitution alteration bill seeks to amend the 1999 Constitution to create an additional state in the South-south region.
If the bill is passed into law, it would bring the number of states in the South-south region to seven.
The bill scaled second reading without any opposition from members and was referred to the House Committee on Constitution…
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