Nigeria, July 4 -- The Senate Committee on Constitution Review (CRC) has received 31 proposals for the creation of new states and 18 requests for the establishment of additional local government areas from various interest groups in the country.

The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday by his media office.

The statement outlined the committee's programme ahead of the zonal public hearings on the constitution review, scheduled to take place from 4 to 5 July.

The hearings will take place simultaneously across six geopolitical zones, with one city in each zone selected as the host.

Enugu State will host the hearing in the South-east zone, Ikot Ekpene in Akwa Ibom State for the South-south, Jos for th...