Bill to split Oyo State into two states scales through second reading at House of Rep. 

A bill seeking to split Oyo into two new states has passed the second reading at the House of Representatives

The constitutional amendment bill, co-sponsored by Akeem Adeyemi from Oyo and six other lawmakers, passed the second reading during the plenary session on Tuesday.

The bill intends to establish New Oyo state with Oyo town as the capital.

It also proposes a consequential renaming of the remaining part of Oyo state as Ibadan state and Ibadan city as its capital

The bill, was not debated by the lawmakers, was unanimously adopted when it was raised by Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house.

Abbas referred the bill to the committee on constitutional review for further legislative action.