Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Monday appealed to the Federal Government to take necessary steps to make governance at the centre less attractive to politicians.
He spoke in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital when he inaugurated the Oba Adeyemo Adejugbe General Hospital built by the outgoing administration of Dr. Kayode Fayemi, to mark his fourth year in office.
Atiku advised that the federal government could reduce the clamor for power at the centre by devolving some of its powers which he described as too enormous.
He further advised the federal government to limit itself with issues relating to defence and foreign affairs among a few other responsibilities.
According to Atiku, other sectors including health, education and agriculture should be left in the hands of state governments to manage.
The ex-vice president advised that more resources and funds should also be ceded to the states to make them more functional.
“The federal government as it is constituted presently is too powerful, some of the responsibilities being supervised by it can be better handled by the states.
“For instance, what is the federal government’s business in agriculture when it does not even own any piece of land of its own.
“Why is the federal government still involved in health matters when most of the health responsibilities are undertaken by the states”, Atiku was quoted as saying at the gathering.
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