House of Representatives to Consider Proposal to Create 3 New Southwest state
House of Representatives is considering the possibility of adding three new states to the Southwest region of Nigeria, according to a proposal put forward by Oluwole Oke, the representative for Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency in Osun State.
The bill, titled “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as Amended)”, seeks to create three distinct states: Oke-Ogun, Ijebu, and Ife-Ijesa.
Under the proposed legislation, Oke-Ogun State, with Iseyin as its proposed capital, would encompass 12 local government areas, including Olorunsogo, Irepo, Oorerelope, Ogbomosho North, Ogbomosho South, Saki-East, Saki-West, Atisbo, Itesiwaju, Iwajowa, Kajola, and Iseyin.
Ijebu State is slated to comprise eight LGAs: Ijebu East, Ijebu North-East, Ijebu Ode, Ikenne, Odogbolu, Ogun Waterside, Remo North, and Sagamu, with Ijebu Ode proposed as its capital.
Ife Ijesa State is proposed to include 11 LGAs, including Atakunmosa East, Atakunmosa West, Boluwaduro, Ife Central, Ife East, Ife North, Ife South, Ilesa East, Ilesa West, Oboku, and Oriade.
Oke, in a letter dated February 6, 2024, addressed to the Clerk of the House, submitted the bill for further legislative action, stating, “I wish to forward the above mentioned bill to your office for further necessary legislative action to enable me move same in our great Green Chamber, sir.”
Currently, the Southwest region comprises six states: Ondo, Oyo, Lagos, Ogun, Osun, and Ekiti.
