Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has signed a historic law creating 29 new local government areas, pushing the state’s total to 49 once ratified by the National Assembly.
Daily Trust reports that the Acting Deputy Clerk of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Musa Yerima, has officially forwarded the proposal to the Senate Committee on Constitutional Review for approval in the ongoing constitution amendment exercise.
With the new development, Bauchi, currently operating 20 constitutionally recognised LGAs, will join the ranks of states with one of the highest numbers of local councils in Nigeria.
The expansion aims to improve governance, representation, and equitable distribution of resources for the state’s estimated 10 million residents.
In his letter addressed to Senator Barau Jibrin, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Constitutional Review, Yerima stated:
“I am pleased to inform you that the Bauchi State House of Assembly has passed into Law, a bill to provide for the creation of 29 new additional local government areas in Bauchi State, 2025.
“The additional Local Government Areas are inchoate until such time as the National Assembly shall pass an Act to make consequential provisions with respect to the names of the said additional Local Government Areas as provided for under Section 8(5) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“The said Law is hereby forwarded to the Chairman Joint Committee on Constitution Review Committee, National Assembly for further necessary action, please.”
Yerima further clarified that the law was enacted in line with Sub-Section 3 of Section 100 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), ensuring due legislative process.
