Ekiti State Governor, Kayode
Fayemi, has debunked speculations that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has
reneged on its promise to restructure Nigeria.
Fayemi noted that the party set
up the El-Rufai Committee to make recommendations to its leadership, as a
demonstration of its commitment on the issue.
He stated this in an interview
with journalists in Lagos on Sunday, as part of activities to herald the
celebration of the second year of his second term in office.
According to the Governor, the
El-Rufai panel has since submitted its report, and “concrete steps had been
made to make proposals to the National Assembly”.
Fayemi noted that “true
federalism is the answer” to most of the challenges Nigeria was grappling with
at the moment.
He noted that the onus was on the
National Assembly, to look at the previous reports of National Conferences.
Fayemi said many recommendations
on restructuring, devolution and true federalism were embedded in the reports
of the Niki Tobi Panel, the 2004 Conference set up by former President Olusegun
Obasanjo and the 2014 conference established by former President Goodluck
Jonathan.
“We must confront our reality as a federation.
The current structure is supportive of unitarist model. The state structure,
for now, is problematic. There is a need to move towards devolution, not only
of functions but also resources,” he added.
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