Atiku Abubakar, former Vice
President, has given reasons why he supports the call for restructuring of
Nigeria.
Abubakar said he supports the
call for restructuring because it would help “devolve powers to state
governments.”
Speaking at the unveiling of the
book.
“We Can’t All Be Wrong: Nigeria
and the Restructuring Debate,” by Dr Ethelbert Okere, in Abuja, the Waziri of
Adamawa warned that with the world gradually moving away from oil, Nigeria is
equally at the risk of extinction of it fails to restructure.
Represented by Oladimeji Fabiyi,
Atiku said, ”I support restructuring for three main things. It will help to
devolve powers to state governments, allowing the federal government to focus
on a few nationally critical was and become more efficient and lean.
“This will then reduce the focus
on the federal government and federal power. It will bring us more in line with
federal systems that actually work well. And it will result in greater sense of
justice, and peace and unity
“Restructuring will result in
financially more viable federating units (stars or zones), with greater
autonomy which will allow them to develop at their own paces, address peculiar
local issues, and unleash their potentials, thus helping the country to reach
its potentials. Competitive federalism or healthy competition among our
federating units will return to our polity.
“It will help to reposition the
country economically as oil loses significance as an energy source for the
world and the revenue source for our country.
“Our current structure has been
sustained by oil revenues. We can’t afford to wait till oil becomes
insignificant before we reposition our country.”
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Restructuring the Nigeria system is a step in the right direction and a way to achieve meaningful Change.
ReplyDeleteNigerians are with Atiku Abubakar and other well meaning leaders on the call for a restructured Nigeria.
Restructuring Nigeria should not be narrowed to 2019 elections but should be seen as a way forward for Nigerians to get good governance and better life.