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GEO-POLITICAL ZONES IN NIGERIA

Six Geo-Political zones make Nigeria

There are six geo-political zones in Nigeria of which all the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory are situated. They are;

South West, South East, South South, North Central, North West and North East.

1)      South West: Ekiti, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo and Lagos States.

2)      South East: Anambra, Imo, Abia, Enugu and Ebonyi States.

3)      South South: Delta, Edo, Bayelsa, Rivers, Cross River and Akwa Ibom States.

4)      North Central: Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Benue, Kogi, Plateau States and the Federal Capital Territory.

5)      North West: Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna, Kano and Jigawa States.

6)      North East: Yobe, Borno, Adamawa, Gombe, Bauchi and Taraba States.

NIGERIA ORIGIN AS A STATE RULED BY COLONIAL MASTERS.

Nigeria as a state was ruled by colonial masters between 1914 (year of amalgamation) and 1960 (year of independence). The British were the colonial masters and governed the Northern and Southern Protectorates. In 1914, Sir Fredrick Lugard amalgamated the two Protectorates to form a country now known as Nigeria. Below are the British Governor Generals from 1914 to 1960.

Sir Frederick Lugard       1914-1919

Sir Hugh Clifford             1919-1925

Sir Creamer Thomson      1925-1931

Sir Donald Cameron        1931-1935

Sir Bernard Bodillon       1935-1943

Sir Arthur Richards         1943-1948

Sir John Macpherson       1948-1955

Sir James Robertson        1955-1960

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UPDATE OF THE 36 STATES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA PLUS FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, STATE CAPITAL, SLOGANS, GOVERNORS AND DATES OF CREATION.

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THE 36 STATES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA PLUS FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, STATE CAPITAL, SLOGANS, GOVERNORS AND DATES OF CREATION.

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STATE	CAPITAL	DATE OF CREATION OF STATE	PRESENT EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR	PARTY’S FLAGSHIP	PRESENT STATE SLOGAN
1. Abia	Umuahia	27-08-91	Theodore Orji	PDP	God’s own state
2. Adamawa	Yola	27-08-91	Murtala Nyako	PDP	Highest peak of the nation
3. Akwa Ibom	Uyo	23-09-87	Godwill Akpabio	PDP	Land of Promise
4. Anambra	Awka	27-08-91	Peter Obi	APGA	Light of the Nation
5. Bauchi	Bauchi	03-02-76	Isa Yuguda	PDP	Pearl of tourism
6. Bayelsa	Yenegoa	01-10-96	Dickson Seraki	PDP	Pride of the nation
7. Benue	Makurdi	03-02-76	Gabriel Suswan	PDP	Food Basket of Nation
8. Borno	Maiduguri	03-02-76	Kashim Shetima	ANPP (APC)	Home of Peace
9. Cross River	Calabar	27-05-67	Liyel Imoke	PDP	People’s Paradise
10. Delta	Asaba	27-08-91	Emmanuel Uduaghan	PDP	The big heart
11. Ebonyi	Abakaliki	01-10-86	Martins Elechi	PDP	Salt of the nation
12. Edo	Benin City	27-08-91	Adams A Oshiomhole	ACN (APC)	Heartbeat of the nation
13. Ekiti	Ado	01-10-96	Kayode Fayemi	ACN (APC)	Fountain of knowledge
14. Enugu	Enugu	27-08-91	Sulivan Chime	PDP	Coal city state
15. Gombe	Gombe	01-10-96	Ibrahim Dankwambo	PDP	Jewel of the Savannah
16. Imo	Owerri	03-02-76	Rochas Okorocha	APGA -> APC	Eastern Heartland
17. Jigawa	Dutse	27-08-91	Sule Lamido	PDP	The new world
18. Kaduna	Kaduna	27-05-67	Murtar Yero	PDP	Liberal State
19. Kano	Kano	23-09-87	R.M. Kwakwanso	PDP	Centre of commerce
20. Katsina	Katsina	27-05-67	Ibrahim Shema	PDP	Home of hospitality
21. Kebbi	Kebbi	27-08-91	Usman Nasamu	PDP	Land of equity
22. Kogi	Lokoja	27-08-91	Idris Wada	PDP	Confluence state
23. Kwara	Ilorin	27-05-67	Abdulfatai Ahmed	PDP	State of harmony
24. Lagos	Ikeja	27-05-67	Raji Fashola	ACN (APC)	Centre of excellence
25. Nasarawa	Lafia	01-10-96	Tanko Almakura	CPC (APC)	Home of solid mineral
26. Niger	Minna	03-02-76	Mua’zu Aliyu	PDP	The power state
27. Ogun	Abeokuta	03-02-76	Ibikunle Amosun	ACN (APC)	The gateway state
28. Ondo	Akure	03-02-76	Olusegun Mimiko	LP	Sunshine State
29. Osun	Oshogbo	27-08-91	Rauf Aregbesola	ACN (APC)	State of living spring
30. Oyo	Ibadan	03-02-76	Isiaka Ajimobi	ACN (APC)	The pace-setters
31. Plateau	Jos	03-02-76	Jonah Jang	PDP	Home of peace
32. Rivers	Port Harcourt	27-05-67	Rotimi Amaechi	PDP	Treasure Base of the nation
33. Sokoto	Sokoto	03-02-76	Aliyu Wamako	PDP	Seat of caliphate
34. Taraba	Jalingo	27-08-91	Danbaba Suntai	PDP	Nature’s gift of nature
35. Yobe	Damaturu	27-08-91	Ibrahim Gaidam	ANPP (APC)	The young shall grow
36. Zamfara	Gusau	01-08-91	Yerima Abubakar	ANPP (APC)	Home of Agric product
Federal Capital Territory	Abuja	03-02-76	Bala Abdukadir Mohammed  (Minister of the FCT)	PDP	Centre of unity

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