A new state may be in sight for the South-East region as the House of Representatives at the plenary on Wednesday passed through second reading Bill for an Act to alter the Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) to create new State in to be known as Orlu […]
The House of Representatives passed the second reading of a bill to create Orlu State, which would be carved out of Imo, Abia, and Anambra states, with Orlu as its capital city. The bill, sponsored by Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere and others, seeks to amend the 1999 Constitution to include 28 local government areas.