Former vice president Atiku
Abubakar has reacted to a disclosure by World Bank president, Jim Yong Kim,
that President Muhammadu Buhari sought the institution’s support for Northern
states.
In a Facebook post on Saturday,
Atiku stated that news of assistance to Nigerians by international
organisations was commendable.
The Waziri Adamwa said he’s “glad
to hear the President of the World Bank Group, Jim Yong Kim and the IMF
Managing Director Christine Lagarde reiterate some of the points I’ve made
recently in the ongoing conversations on restructuring as it relates to
investing more in human capital, infrastructure, education for our people, etc.
“I’m also glad to learn of the
work both organizations are doing, in partnership with the Federal Government
to boost and stabilize our economic growth.”
Atiku, however, shared a link of
a speech titled ‘Restructuring for a united and progressive Nigeria’ he
deliveredat the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).
It reads in part: “My vision of
Restructuring, will not make some States richer and others poorer.
Restructuring is a win win for all Nigerian states.
“So let me make it clear beyond
any possible doubt: the Restructuring I am proposing will not reduce the share
of our nation’s oil revenues that any state currently enjoys. However, if we
are to grow our revenues we need to change the way we think of our resources
and nurture them for the benefit of all.
“Let us start by not thinking as
if our resources consist only of oil. Oil is not infinite. In fact, within the
industry, the oil majors and multinationals are looking for ways to further
invest in alternative energy because, in the next 10-20 years, the proportion
of the energy market share that fossil fuels hold will shrink and almost vanish
even as that of alternative energy is set to rise dramatically.”
Meanwhile, Governor of Borno
State, Kashim Shettima, has
risen in defence of President Buhari.
Shettima said 5 governorsn
including 3 from the South, were present when Buhari in July 2015, asked
Kim to support rebuilding of the Northeast which has suffered massive
destruction as a result of Boko Haram insurgency,
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