{"id":330976,"date":"2024-07-14T15:18:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T14:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=330976"},"modified":"2024-07-14T15:18:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T14:18:18","slug":"nass-should-return-nigeria-to-regional-govt-not-create-more-states-agbakoba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/07\/14\/nass-should-return-nigeria-to-regional-govt-not-create-more-states-agbakoba\/","title":{"rendered":"NASS should return Nigeria to regional govt not create more States \u2013 Agbakoba"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The legal luminary argued that creating more states will only put more strain and pressure on the nation&#8217;s lean resources and finances<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Olisa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/12\/16\/current-supreme-court-is-worst-in-45-years-agbakoba\/\">Agbakoba<\/a>, has faulted moves by the National Assembly to create more states in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The legal luminary disclosed that creating more states will only put more strain and pressure on the nation&#8217;s lean resources and finances.<\/p>\n<p>He made his position known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the Federal lawmakers should collapse the existing state and return Nigeria to regionalism.<\/p>\n<p>Agbakoba said the National Assembly should turn the 36 states into six or eight regions which would have leaders.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that agitation for additional state creation was a misplaced priority.<\/p>\n<p>Recently in the National Assembly, bills seeking the creation of some states have been deliberated on and some have passed for second reading.<\/p>\n<p>However, Agbakoba said Nigerians should be concerned about restructuring the country into regional governments.<\/p>\n<p>Agbakoba said: \u201cState creation at this present harsh economic will, no doubt, lead to an increase in the number of National Assembly members, ministers, local governments, and others, which would further increase the cost of governance in the country&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He stated that there are more existential problems confronting the country and needed to be addressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is coming at a time when most Nigerians are starving due to rise in food prices. 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