Atiku Abubakar, former Vice
President, has insisted that the North was not opposed to the idea of
restructuring.
The Waziri of Adamawa, while
speaking at an event in Shagamu, Ogun State, said restructuring Nigeria will
take the country to greater heights.
Abubakar said he has been able to
convince Northern leaders on the need to restructure the country.
The Presidential aspirant said,
“I have engaged consultants to work on the issue of restructuring and ensure
that no part of the country is cheated with restructuring.
“The North is not opposed to
restructuring. For instance, our government passed a law when I was the Vice
President of the country that all children must be educated to secondary
school.
“With restructuring, states and
local governments would be compelled to ensure this is done. It will not be the
responsibility of the Federal Government then.
“I will sit with the state
governments and members of the National Assembly on the need to work on our
constitution to ensure proper distribution of wealth in the country.
“I am a product of the First
Republic and I had free education, and my local government sponsored my primary
and secondary education.”
On Agriculture, the former Vice
President noted that Nigeria needed a dual system, where the country would combine
subsistence farming with commercial farming.
He said, “Our agriculture has
been on subsistence level through small scale farming. The highest potential we
recorded in the country was during the First Republic, when we had subsistence
and commercial farming.
“Unless we do commercial farming,
we will not be successful in food production. Commercial farming would lead to
surplus in food production that would help us in having enough and export
agricultural products.”
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We should be more concern about Nigeria, Making the country a better place for Nigerians rather than discussing what the North want or what the South needs.
ReplyDeleteLet's Restructure our country and make it a better place for all as the Former Vice President is Championing.