ANALYSIS: Many Nigerians want more states, but constitutional hurdles won’t make it happen
Sixty-three years ago, the Midwest Region was created following the 1963 plebiscite that carved out part of the then-Western Region. The historic referendum increased Nigeria’s regions from three to four, and remains the last time a civilian government successfully created a new subnational entity. ...
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Verified on Jun 27, 2026