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he person authorised by law to prescribe the area over which a local government council may exercise authority shall- fine such area as clearly as practicable; and sure, to the extent to which it may be reasonably justifiable that in defining such area regard is paid to - e common interest of the community in the area; aditional association of the community; and dministrative convenience. 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 ction (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 he 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 ght to vote or be voted for at an election to a local government council. he functions to be conferred by Law upon local government council shall include those set out in the Fourth Schedule to this Constitution. ubject to the provisions of this Constitution - e National Assembly shall make provisions for statutory allocation of public revenue to local government councils in the Federation; and e House of Assembly of a State shall make provisions for statutory allocation of public revenue to local government councils within the State. An Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of creating a new State shall only be passed if- equest, supported by at least two-thirds majority of members (representing the area demanding the creation of the new State) in each of the wing, namely - e Senate and the House of Representatives, e House of Assembly in respect of the area, and he local government councils in respect of the area, eived by the National Assembly; 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 nd for creation of the State originated; e 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 Houses of Assembly; and e proposal is approved by a resolution passed by two-thirds majority of members of each House of the National Assembly. n Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of boundary adjustment of any existing State shall only be passed if- equest for the boundary adjustment, supported by two-thirds majority of members (representing the area demanding and the area affected by