Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa
State has declared that Nigeria will explode if not restructured.
The governor addressed newsmen on
Sunday after a special thanksgiving service to commemorate the 21st anniversary
of the creation of the state and 57th independence anniversary of Nigeria at
the King of Glory Chapel at the Government House in Yenegoa, the state capital.
According to Dickson, Nigeria’s
current structure was not sustainable.
While noting that those calling
for restructuring of the country were the ‘’true patriots of Nigeria,’’ he
regretted that a number of leaders misconstrued the call for restructuring to
mean secession.
He stated , “My view is that
there is an urgent national imperative for us to review the country.
“Maybe some people have problems
with the word restructuring, but we have to re-examine our nation’s foundation
and see how we can make necessary adjustments that will promote a more stable
and prosperous Nigeria.
“The structure of the country as
it is now is not sustainable.
“Very often, a number of our
leaders misconstrue the call for restructuring to mean secession. No, those
calling for restructuring are the patriots of Nigeria because we want to lay a
foundation for a Nigeria that will last for the next 50, 100 and 200 years and
above to come.
“Those people forget that in the
next 10, 20 years, the country will be one of the most populous nations on the
face of the earth.
“You can’t have that kind of high
density human population , arguing every day and every time about the
injustices and imbalances, there will be an implosion.’
“So, it is best for us now to
have a consensus. If there is any problem at all, it is how do we go about it
not whether we should attempt a restructuring or review or not.
“That to me is taken for granted
and I am happy President Muhammadu Buhari said he was not opposed to
restructuring.
“We are Nigerians, nobody is more
Nigerian than us, nobody is more Nigerian than a Bayelsan or a Niger Delta man.
“We are the people that have been
sustaining this country for over 60 years. Nobody has the right to question our
Nigerianess.”
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What exactly do you people want? Every region has it's own government, spends it's allocations freely (even when not being spent for the good of the masses), and controls what happens in their states.
ReplyDeleteIs this all about money sharing formula or request for more power?
Why are we not channeling all these time & energy into making our states become a force to reckon with in terms of productivity and usefulness to the People, State, Federal and the world at large.
I'll give an example of focused states / governors
Kebbi - Mass farming and production of rice
Kaduna - focus on becoming leading egg producing state in Nigeria @ 1.2b eggs
3. Benue - Yams, fish, pepper, & a host of other agricultural produce.
You can hardly hear any noise from these states. It's only the empty ones that keep making so much noise and the selfish politicians misleading their wards to believe their agitations are genuine.
Please go and move your states forward.