Nigeria became a federation of thirty-six state during the era of
Abdulsalami Abubakar
Yakubu Gowon
Ibrahim Babangida
Sani Abacha
Correct answer is D
In 1996, General Sani Abacha came to power. He managed to create six more states, which gives us a current number of 36 states.
The new states were:
Nasarawa
Ebony
Ekiti
Gombe
Bayelsa
Zamfara