Human rights activist and
President of Women Arise for Change, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin is of the opinion
that the only way forward for Nigeria is restructuring.
Odumakin described a 57-year-old
Nigeria as an adult with a toddler’s mentality.
Speaking with New Telegraph, the
fearless activist said Nigeria must return to regional government so as to end
the needless agitation across the country.
She said, “The point I have been
making all along is restructure or die. My understanding of restructuring is
not for the country to break, but to return to regional government. Nigeria
will fare better under that arrangement.
“The government should be honest
enough to acknowledge that there is so much anger in the country. If the
government’s fight against corruption will yield any positive outcome, it
should be anchored on restructuring. Let there be devolution of power. We must
also improve on the quality of our leadership as a country. At present
leadership is the only job for which no preparation is required and no
background check is done.”
Asked about the steps that should
taken to address the agitations in the country, the activist said, “Let us
begin by adopting the report of the National Conference we had under the
Goodluck Jonathan administration.
“There is no amount of amendments
carried out under this present leadership that can effectively address the
problems of Nigeria. Nigeria does not have a constitution. What we have is a
fraud from the military.
“There was no referendum, where
the people of Nigeria agreed to be governed by that constitution. Let us begin
and revert to the true federalism practiced by our leaders at Independence.”
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