(3) it shall be the duty of a local government council within the State to participate in economic
planning and development of the area referred to in subsection (2) of this section and to this end an
economic planning board shall be established by a Law enacted by the House of Assembly of the
State.
(4) The Government of a State shall ensure that every person who is entitled to vote or be voted for
at an election to House of Assembly shall have the right to vote or be voted for at an election to a
local government council.
(5) The functions to be conferred by Law upon local government council shall include those set
out in the Fourth Schedule to this Constitution.
(6) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution (a) the National Assembly shall make provisions for statutory allocation of
public revenue to local government councils in the Federation; and
(b) the House of Assembly of a State shall make provisions for statutory
allocation of public revenue to local government councils within the State.
8. (1) An Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of creating a new State shall only be passed if(a) a request, supported by at least two-thirds majority of members (representing
the area demanding the creation of the new State) in each of the following,
namely (i) the Senate and the House of Representatives,
(ii) the House of Assembly in respect of the area, and
(iii) the local government councils in respect of the area,
is received by the National Assembly;
(b) a proposal for the creation of the State is thereafter approved in a referendum
by at least two-thirds majority of the people of the area where the demand for
creation of the State originated;
(c) the result of the referendum is then approved by a simple majority of all the
States of the Federation supported by a simple majority of members of the
Houses of Assembly; and
(d) the proposal is approved by a resolution passed by two-thirds majority of
members of each House of the National Assembly.
(2) An Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of boundary adjustment of any existing State
shall only be passed if(a) a request for the boundary adjustment, supported by two-thirds majority of
members (representing the area demanding and the area affected by the
boundary adjustment) in each of the following, namely(i) the Senate and the House of Representatives,
(ii) the House of Assembly in respect of the area, and
(iii) the local government councils in respect of the area.
is received by the National Assembly; and
(b) a proposal for the boundary adjustment is approved by (i) a simple majority of members of each House of the National
Assembly, and
(ii) a simple majority of members of the House of Assembly in respect
of the area concerned.