Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun and some Nigerians have called for restructuring of Nigeria as the only way to survive running a federalism.
Aregbesola made this call while speaking at the 24th anniversary celebration the annulled June 12, 1993 election of Chief MKO Abiola in Osogbo.
In Lagos some prominent citizens also advised the Federal Government to set necessary machinery in motion to restructure Nigeria on the principle of pluralism and true federalism.
“It is time Nigeria gets restructured in line with the federal system of government being operated in India,’’ Aregbesola said.
He said in India, states were created based on people who spoke the same language and had same cultural values.
“If Nigeria is pursuing “good unity’’, we need to restructure, just like in India; Nigeria’s democracy is a dictatorship of indebtedness.’’
He said that Nigeria should return to a parliamentary system of government if the country did not want to die of indebtedness.
He said that the federal system of government that operates 36 states could not work in the face of the economic realities, adding that the country’s revenue could not manage the system of government it operated.
He suggested that the number of states in the country be pruned to six based on the geo-political zones and each state should have a president elected to serve a single term of six years.
Dr Chiedozie Okoro, the Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Lagos, also advised the Federal Government to set necessary machinery in motion to restructure Nigeria on the principle of pluralism and true federalism.
Okoro made the call in a paper delivered on Monday in Lagos to mark the 24 anniversary of June 12, 1993 presidential election.
He said that the country could be divided into political-economic zones, bearing in mind of the ethnic and religious differences in enhancing cultural identity.
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