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House of Reps Passes Bill to Split Oyo State into New Oyo and Ibadan States

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Nigeria’s House of Representatives has passed a bill for a second reading to divide Oyo State. Sponsored by Akeem Adeyemi and six others, the bill suggests creating a new Oyo State with Oyo town as its capital. The rest of the current state would be renamed Ibadan State, with Ibadan City as its capital.

Speaker Abbas Tajudeen stated that the bill was straightforward and did not require debate. Thus, it was sent to the Committee on Constitutional Review for further legislative work. Adeyemi, who represents Oyo Federal Constituency, noted that the call to create New Oyo State is not new. He referenced a 2014 national conference that supported the idea and pointed out that the current Oyo State has 33 local governments and a population of over 5.5 million people.

It’s noteworthy that the present Oyo State deserves to be split into two, being the largest state in terms of landmass in the southwest geopolitical zone, with 33 local governments and a population of 5,580,894 people (2006 census). The New Oyo State, when created, will have all the factors to be economically and politically viable and sustainable, he said.

The bill will undergo public hearings before a third reading and Senate approval.

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