(b) Out of these 22 Provinces, were Ijebu Province and Egba Province respectively.
(c) In 1976, via decree, the military Govt in Nigeria created Ogun State covering the two Provinces of Ijebu & Egba, with capital in Abeokuta.
(b) Shortly before the 2nd Republic, the military also establish three(3) Senatorial District of Ogun East (9LGs), Ogun Central(6LGs) and Ogun West(5LGs), with 20LG Council areas.
(c) In the meantime in 1938, the British Colonial Govt had created kingdom of Akarigbo of Remoland, autonomous within Ijebu Province.
In 1976, when Ogun State was created out of old Western States, subsequent law was enacted for the establishment of Ogun State Traditional Council, with only four Paramount rulers officially recognised as permanent Council members:
– Awujale of Ijebuland,
– Alake of Egbaland,
– Akarigbo of Remoland, and
– Paramount Ruler of Yewaland.
(d) Only Military Govts succeeded in creating States in Nigeria as;
1967: General Yakubu Gowon created 12 states from the original 4 regions.
1976: General Murtala Mohammed created 7 new states, bringing the total to 19.
1987: General Ibrahim Babangida created 2 new states, bringing the total to 21.
1991: General Ibrahim Babangida created 9 new states, increasing the total to 30.
1996: General Sani Abacha created 6 new states, bringing the total to the current 36.
(e) Several agitations for the creation of a new State of old Ijebu Province out of Ogun State failed, for lack of unanimity on the name to call the new State and location of capital.
(f) The only selling point as advantageous and may succeed as compelling reason, in the current agitation exercise, is that Ijebu Province is still registered in the books of history, as the only Province out of the 22 provinces earlier created in 1923, that is yet to be created as stand alone State in Nigeria….others have either been divided into two or more States, or as Stand alone State.
(g) In the current exercise, yet under a democratically elected Federal & State Govt, there are efforts from Legislative Representatives at the National & State levels, to reconcile stakeholders on the two major conflicting areas in the agitation, towards creation of a New State of Old Ijebu Province out the present Ogun State:
– Name of the new State.
– Location of Capital.
(h) At the Retreat of National Assembly Joint Committees on Constitution Amendment held in Lagos on October 2025, only one more State will be created in South West geopolitical region of Nigeria.
(i) In Southwest, the following New States creation as requests have been officially submitted recorded in the NASS books:
– Ijebu State x 9 LGs with capital in Ijebuode.
– Ijebu State x 6LGs with capital in Ijebuode
– Remo State x 3Lgs with capital in Sagamu.
– Lagoon State (including Waterside LG in present Ogun State) with capital in Epe.
– Torumbe State from Ondo,
– Ibadan State from Oyo State.
– Oke Ogun/Ijesha State from Oyo/Ogun/Osun States.
(j) Insisting on any of the referenced names as submitted in (i) above appear chaotic, leading to another likely failed attempt in the agitation.
(k) If (f) above must be pursue to logical conclusion, especially towards the realization of massive infrastructural development growth that have eluded the peoples of old Ijebu Province since 1923, then a sincere reconciliation of opinions with a win-win resolution on the name of the New State as Ijebu-Remo State, with capital in Ijebuode, taking cognisance of existing statue referred to in (c) above,…must happen urgently, with unanimous concurrence between the two divisions of Ijebu and Remo……..no story!
(l) And if in future, our Children’s Children in respective Remoland and Ijebuland, find compelling reason(s), to agitate for either an independent Ijebu State or Remo States respectively, out of the Ijebu-Remo State
(if we succeed in the current agitation exercise) it will surely bring much more development……but for now the Ibadan State agitation seems to be having more convincing reason to secure the only one slot allocation of additional new State in SW, for their unanimity and harmonious relationship exhibited in the agitation.
Though the then Oyo Province was divided into Oyo and Oshun States in Aug 27th 1991….and for fair play in a National contest, Oyo State cannot again be further divided into two States.
This can only happen if Ijebu and Remo refused to speak with unanimity and concensus of opinion.
The Remos may have shifted on their earlier stand of Remo State with capital in Sagamu(as indicated in i above), now agreeing to the name of the new State as Ijebu-Remo State with capital in Ijebuode.
The Ijebus should also concur sharp sharp, to witness the massive development that has eluded the whole area in our time.
(m) Agitation for new State in a democratic democracy at this time, is about dialogue amongst major stakeholders to concensus, rather than name calling or unwarranted egos, that can only result in another failure in the agitation.
It is only in a military dispensation, that “fiat order” can bw delivered via media announcement, to creating a New State without stating reason(s) on the Name or its capital location.
It is nearly impossible for a democratic govt to create a new State without near 100% consensus of opinion amongst stakeholders within the area demanding.
Fresh concerns have emerged over compliance with a court order issued by the High Court of Kano State on April 8, 2026, restraining key parties—including the Honourable Minister of Education, the Kano State Ministry of Land and Physical Planning, the Kano State Urban Development Authority, and Pluck Global Company Limited—from further actions pending the determination of the matter before the court.
Findings indicate that while all parties—except the concessionaire, Pluck Global Company Limited—were duly served within two days of the order, significant challenges were encountered in effecting service on the company, raising troubling questions about its corporate traceability and regulatory vetting.
A review of the company’s records filed with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) revealed addresses that could not be verified as functional business locations. Notably, documentation submitted to Federal Government College (FGC), Kano, dated June 20, 2024, listed two addresses: 8B, Lalupon Street, off Keffi Street, off Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, as its head office, and 3 Bargery Road, Bompai, Kano, as its branch office.
However, a physical visit to the Ikoyi address revealed that the entire property is occupied by a company identified as Golden Alchemy, whose staff категорically denied any knowledge of, or shared occupancy with, Pluck Global Company Limited.
Efforts to trace the Kano address yielded even more unsettling findings. The location—a locked duplex—showed no visible signs of commercial activity. Neighbours, while reluctant to speak on record, alluded to irregular movements at odd hours, casting further doubt on the legitimacy of the premises as a corporate office.
In a twist, after multiple attempts to establish contact, an individual purportedly representing the company surfaced in Kano and agreed to receive and acknowledge the court order on April 11, 2026, at approximately 6:00 pm. Curiously, the Ikoyi address—already discredited—was again listed as the company’s official address in the acknowledgment.
These developments raise critical questions regarding due diligence and Know Your Customer (KYC) protocols on the part of the Federal Ministry of Education. They also cast a spotlight on the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), should a concession agreement indeed have been executed with the company. Stakeholders say it would be instructive to review the addresses contained in all official correspondences and contractual documents linked to the transaction.
Meanwhile, a visit to the premises of Federal Government College, Kano, revealed ongoing construction activity, with workers observed excavating foundations. When approached, the workers declined to disclose the authority under which they were operating—despite the subsistence of a court order restraining further action.
Notably, a previously installed project billboard bearing the insignia of the school authorities and the Federal Ministry of Education had been removed. Sources within the institution suggest that the directive for its removal may have emanated from the Ministry following receipt of the court order.
The unfolding situation presents a complex mix of legal, regulatory, and accountability issues—raising the spectre of possible non-compliance with judicial directives, as well as deeper concerns about transparency in public-private concession arrangements.
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