Nigeria: State Creation - 40 Requests Before National Assembly - Senator Abe

29 December 2011

A member of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Constitution Review, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe has said that about 40 requests for the creation of new states in the country are currently before the National Assembly.

Abe, who is the senator representing Rivers South-East senatorial district, disclosed this yesterday during an interactive session with youths and students from the district, which was held in his country-home at Bera in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State.

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