legislature and the judiciary, and NGOs, CSOs, the private sector, the media, academia, labour organisations, professional bodies and traditional rulers. 53. From 11 to 28 February 2008, the team split into two groups, each of which travelled from the north to the south of the country and covered a total of eight state centres (selected state capitals) in the east and west respectively. 54. The CRM visited a total of 16 centres, including Abuja (FCT), meeting representatives from all 36 states of the federation as stakeholders from adjoining states congregated in the centres to participate in the review (see figure 1.2). 55. Team 1 covered the eastern part of Nigeria and visited the following state capitals: Jos (Plateau State centre for Nasarawa and Plateau States); Maiduguri (Borno State centre for Borno, Jigawa and Yobe States); Yola (Adamawa State centre for Adamawa, Bauchi and Gombe States); Makurdi (Benue State centre for Benue and Taraba States); Uyo (Akwa Ibom State centre for Akwa Ibom and Cross River States); Yenagoa (Bayelsa State centre for Bayelsa and Rivers States); and Owerri (Imo State centre for Abia, Ebonyi and Imo States). This team also covered the FCT, Abuja. 56. Team 2 travelled in the western part of the country and covered the following state capitals: Katsina (Katsina State centre for Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano and Katsina States); Sokoto (Sokoto State centre for Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara States); Ilorin (Kwara State centre for Kogi, Kwara and Niger States); Ado-Ekiti (Ekiti State centre for Ekiti, Ondo and Osun States); Abeokuta (Ogun State centre for Ogun and Oyo States); Lagos (Lagos State); Benin (Edo State centre for Delta and Edo States); and Awka (Anambra State centre for Anambra, Delta and Enugu States). 57. During the state visits, courtesy calls were paid to the state governors. The team then interacted with nonstate and state actors in separate plenary and break-out sessions. In some states, courtesy calls were paid to eminent personalities such as religious and traditional rulers. Participation in stakeholder meetings was remarkable, given the large number of people who attended the sessions. In addition, the CRM was impressed with the levels of participation by women, the youth and the physically challenged. 39