Nigeria, Feb. 9 -- Former INEC Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, has spoken out against the proposal to create 31 additional states in Nigeria, citing the financial struggles of the existing states.

During an interview on Arise TV on Sunday, February 9, Jega argued that many states are already heavily dependent on federal allocations and are economically unsustainable.

"Many of the current states survive only on federal disbursements. Adding more states will only increase this dependency," Jega said. He explained that dividing states further would weaken their ability to generate internal revenue, making them less sustainable.

Jega expressed concern over the growing fragmentation of Nigeria's federal system, describing it as the "atom...