Tag: devolution
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It’s power devolution or N’Delta Republic, militants tell FG
A coalition of Niger Delta militant groups on Saturday expressed readiness to fight for the Niger Delta Republic if the Federal Government failed to embrace devolution of power and fiscal federalism. The militants, who spoke under the aegis of the Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators, stated that they were prepared to mobilise other agitating groups…
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Restructuring: APC-led senate betrayed our party’s pre-election promises – Atiku
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has described the decision of the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Senate to reject the bill which dwells on restructuring Nigeria by seeking to devolve powers to states as saddening. Atiku, who is also a chieftain of the APC, said this in a statement by his Media Office in Abuja on Thursday.…
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Just in: Senate rejects devolution, approves autonomy for LG’s
The several calls for restructuring hit a brick wall on Wednesday as the Nigerian Senate voted to reject a proposal to amend the 1999 Constitution to devolve more powers to the states. Using electronic voting, 48 of 95 Senators present voted against the proposal, which had been challenged on Tuesday by Adamu Aliero, who argued…