Doyin Okupe, former Senior
Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, has
opined that Nigerians may not vote politicians who are opposed to the clamour
for the restructuring of the country in 2019.
Okupe made the assertion while
addressing journalists in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Monday.
The former presidential
spokesperson noted that the call for restructuring was being misconstrued by
some people to mean balkanisation.
According to Okupe, “Some people
erroneously believe that when we call for restructuring, we are calling for the
breakup of the country.
“No, restructuring which we are
calling for means the return of the country to true federalism which was
practised at independence.
“If care is not taken, we may
convert 2019 elections into referendum on restructuring. What I mean is that
your party will not matter, your personality will not matter, your programmes
will not matter; it will be: are you for restructuring or are you against it?
“Those of us who are for
restructuring will vote, governors, senators, House of Assembly members, House
of Representatives members who are interested in restructuring because we know
that the National Assembly is the battleground and we will settle it.”
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You are right. the call for restructuring will determine who win the 2019 general election. So politicians should start writing manifesto that will support restructuring. This present govt is behaving like the proverbial Ostrich with it's head in the sand. The won the 2015 election based on their promise of change. Now my question is what is the difference between Change and restructuring that the whole nation is clamoring for. This Govt might lose the upcoming election if they continue to play the 'hide and seek' game with Nigerian's destiny
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