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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023

Annotated alteration evidence — page 228

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Nigeria
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228
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English
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Yobe Bade, Bursari, Damaturu, Fika, Fune, Damaturu Geidam, Gujba, Gulani, Jakusko, Karasuwa, Karawa, Machina, Nangere, Nguru, Potiskum, Tarmua, Yunusari, Yusufari Zamfara Anka, Bakura, Birnin Magaji, Gusau Bukkuyum, Bungudu, Gummi, Gusau, Kaura Namoda, Maradun, Maru, Shinkafi, Talata Mafara, Tsafe, Zurmi PART II 1. Definition of Area Councils of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja [Sections 3 and 297] The definition of the boundaries of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja referred to under Chapters I and VIII of this Constitution is as follows - Starting from the village called Izom on 7° E Longitude and 9° 15’ Latitude, project a straight line westward to a point just north of Lehu on the Kemi River; then project a line along 6° 47½’ E southward passing close to the villages called Semasu, Zui and Bassa down to a place a little west of Abaji town; thence project a line along parallel 8° 27½’ N Latitude to Ahinza village 7° 6’E (on Kanama River); thence a straight line to Buga Village on 8 ° 30 ‘N Latitude and 7 ° 20’E Longitude; thence draw a line northwards joining the [First Schedule, Part II is altered by villages of Odu, Karshi and Karu. From Karu the line shall proceed the Constitution along the boundary between the Niger and Nasarawa States as far of the Federal as Kawu; thence the line shall proceed along the boundary between Republic of Kaduna and Niger States up to a point just north of Bwari village; Nigeria, 1999 (Fifth Alteration) thence the line goes straight to Zuba village and thence straight to (No. 32) Act, 2023] Izom. 222 The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterations

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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023 · placng.org · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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