Nigeria: Confab - Committee Back Additional State for South-East

As deliberations continue on the report of the Standing Committee on Restructuring and Forms of Government at the ongoing National Conference yesterday, the twin issues of state creation and local government administration got the attention of most delegates who spoke at plenary.

Recall that top among the recommendations of the committee is the issue of creating of an additional state for the South-East geopolitical zone in order to place it on the same level with other zones in the country.

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