Renowned rights activist, Joe Okei-Odumakin has urged
Nigerian leaders to commence the process of restructuring backed by a
constitutional framework.
The President of Women Arise revealed that restructuring was
her husband’s last word before he died.
Okei-Odumakin spoke at the 1st Anniversary of Mohammed
Fawehinmi Lecture and Book Presentation held in Lagos on Thursday.
“Restructuring, the last word on my husband’s breath, is the
road to Nigeria’s revival. Without restructuring, we cannot remove the federal
failures afflicting us”, NAN quoted her saying.
Her spouse, Yinka Odumakin, former spokesperson of pan
Yoruba group, Afenifere, passed away in April, 2021.
Okei-Odumakin said deliberate restructuring would change the
fortunes of Nigeria and create trustworthy leadership.
She noted that the current system is sustained by election
rigging, census manipulations and corruption “which brings proceeds in sinful
rewards”.
Okei-Odumakin, charged Nigerians to get their Permanent
Voters’ Cards, vote and defend their votes on election days.
The activist further advocated the increase of women
representation at various federal and state positions.
She said in the House of Representatives, out of 360
members, only 18 are women (4.61 percent), while the Senate has 8 women out of
109 members (7.34 percent).
“Why are women good to lead only until elections and benched
afterwards when the spoils are shared?”, Okei-Odumakin quipped.
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