<Li> Nasarawa State was split from Plateau; </Li> <Li> Zamfara State was split from Sokoto . </Li> <P> The demand for the creation of newer states in Nigeria tends to emanate from sub-state groups, often ethnic - or tribal - interest groups, which accuse the current larger state governments of subverting or ignoring the interests and necessities of the more local regions . </P> <P> A much - criticized effect of the current type of federalism, of 36 states from previous pre civil war 3 regions is the creation of a political subclass of state bureaucracies, often headed by governors who are accused of and sometimes successfully prosecuted for, monetary corruption . </P>

Reasons for the adoption of federalism in nigeria
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