The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, on Tuesday
emphasized on the need to restructure Nigeria.
AYCF National President, Yerima Shettima warned that Nigeria
was at the verge of collapse, if it’s not restructured.
Shettima issued the warning when asked to respond to the
call by the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, General Overseer, Pastor
Enoch Adeboye that President Muhammadu Buhari should restructure Nigeria.
Adeboye had said Buhari should restructure Nigeria to prevent the country from breaking up.
However, Shettima, in a chat with Dailypost said: “I’m not
asserting much importance because Adeboye spoke but because I’m an advocate of
restructuring, and we said this years ago that the centre can’t hold, the
burden is too much and the centre can’t hold.
“For us to move and make meaning impact, we need to
restructure this country, power must be devolved to the regions. Let there
division of labour where it’s not everything the centre decides.
“If we allow the centre to continue the way we are going,
one day, the centre will just collapse. It’s very clear, everybody knows that
the centre can’t hold, and we need to look at it thoroughly and ensure it’s
reviewed with the hope of decentralizing the central government so that things
will be done right.
“This American style
of government does not favour us, even there, they don’t practice this style of
governance. A clear example is what happened between Trump and the governor of
New York during the pandemic, so to some extent, the state governors should
have their autonomy and do things their way, but in Nigeria, you dear not
challenge the almighty centre, if it comes to the issue of policies.”
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