Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Wednesday
stated that the Federal Government must shed the undue excess power
appropriated to it over time on the sub-nationals so as to ensure fairness,
equity and justice among regions in the country.
According to Akeredolu, the humongous power that lies with
the federal government had been the major cause of friction in the country as
well as politics of bitterness among the people.
Akeredolu who is the Chairman of the South-West Governors’
Forum spoke on Wednesday while declaring open the Public Hearing of the Senate
Committee on Constitution Review held at the International Culture and Event
Centre (DOME), Akure, the state capital.
During the public hearing, he maintained that the basic law of any country must not be reduced to frivolities reflecting preferred whimsies, adding that it must not be oppressive of the minorities.
Akerdolu urged the committee to look into all the agitations
of the peoples of the country with a view to improving the economic power of
the average citizens.
According to the Governor, the best way possible is to allow
each region flourish in its areas of comparative advantage.
“The new law must view, critically, the current misnomer
which sees the Federal Government appropriating humongous amounts for moribund
agencies whose duties overlap with those of the states. ”
While urging stakeholders to galvanise the review to cast
aside partisanship which often serves the purpose of parochialism and selfish
considerations, Akeredolu said, “This is the time for candour, that rare
opportunity which gives vent to processed nuggets of introspection. This is the
hour to accept that fundamental errors of judgement have been made and there is
the need to correct same. ”
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