{" The talk to have the country restructured means that Nigerians are agreed on our unity in diversity; but that we should strengthen our structures to make the union more functional based on our comparative advantages" — IBB}
GRADUALLY, the clamour for the restructuring of the country is gaining currency, acceptance and support in most parts of the country.
Arguably, a consensus is being built and most stakeholders agree that there is need to tinker with the polity in a manner that will ensure equity, justice and fair-play among the ethnic nationalities, which in turn will accelerate socio-economic and political development.
The emerging consensus is underpinned by a number of prevailing challenges in the country such as biting recession, inability of most state governments to pay salaries, menace of herdsmen and recurring murderous clashes with farmers.
Others include agitation for the Republic of Biafra, Arewa youths quit notice to Igbo to leave northern Nigeria on or before October 1, 2017 and counter-quit notice by Niger-Delta groups to northerners living in the South, restiveness in the oil-rich Niger-Delta, and alleged maltreatment of some sections of the country by the President Buhari-led Administration through appointments.
No consensus yet on what to restructure?
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Restructuring can strengthen Nigeria’s unity—IBB
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