Tag: Restructuring
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Only NASS can restructure Nigeria – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said only the National Assembly (NASS) can deliver the contentious issue of restructuring, true federalism or devolution of powers in Nigeria. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports President Buhari, who stated this on Friday when he received members of the Nigerian Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), stressed that the continuous issue remains a constitutional matter. The…
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Restructuring: An Idea Whose Time is Gone, By Michael West
By Michael West Whoever is still campaigning for restructuring to happen under this Fulanised government is short-sighted and not coming to terms with the reality in Nigeria today. For obvious reasons, restructuring cannot happen under Gen. MuhammaduBuhari-led government. The anchor reason is that restructuring is believed to be inimical to the interests and agenda…
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‘It is un-Islamic’, Gov Masari backs Southern colleagues on open grazing ban, restructuring
Katsina State Governor Aminu Bello Masari on Wednesday declared support for his southern colleagues on their stand against open grazing and calls for restructuring of the nation. Throwing his weight behind the governors’ stand on open grazing, Masari described the practice that encourages herders to move from one location to another as ‘“un-Islamic”. Masari shared…
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Restructuring: Concretise your demands, Group tells Southern Governors
A group known as South South Study Group (3SG) on Sunday asked Southern Governors to concretise their demands on restructuring by going a step further to initiate collective action. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the group commended the governors for this unprecedented consensus and gladly joined them to emphasize the imperative of restructuring. The group urged the…
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Okowa knocks Senate President over take on Southern Governors’ calls for restructuring, others
Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa on Saturday responded to Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan for saying that Southern Governors are not supposed to speak on the issues of restructuring and the need for a national dialogue. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the Senate President while fielding questions from State House correspondents in Abuja on Thursday, said…
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Elder statesman, Edwin Clark rejects secession voices, backs restructuring
Elder statesman Edwin Clark has cautioned against calls for secession in some parts of the country. Clark in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Saturday explained that calls for secession in some quarters were not the solution to the country’s problems. He said he did not believe in Nigeria’s breakup in spite of rising…
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What Gbajabiamila said about Southern Governors’ calls for restructuring – Reps
The House of Representatives has said that Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila is not opposed to the call by Southern Governors for the restructuring of the country. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that seventeen (17) Southern Governors had convened on Tuesday in Asaba, the Delta State capital and had demanded for the nation’s restructuring, asking President Muhammadu Buhari to…
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Why Governors, other elected public officials should not join calls for restructuring – Senate President
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has cautioned governors and other elected leaders against joining the agitations for secession or calling for restructuring of the country. Lawan, who stated this while fielding questions from State House correspondents in Abuja on Thursday, said he was not against those calling for restructuring but elected officials must not be among…
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PANDEF hails Southern Governors decisions on restructuring, insecurity
Members of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) have applauded the resolutions of Southern Governors on restructuring, state of insecurity, open grazing and others. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that a meeting of Governors of the 17 states of the Southern region was held in Asaba Delta State on Tuesday to review the current state of the Nation…
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How 9th Senate will achieve restructuring – Senator Folarin
Senator Teslim Folarin (APC-Oyo Central) has said that the 9th Senate would achieve restructuring by expunging `Exclusive List’ from the Constitution to allow devolution of powers. Addressing newsmen on Sunday during a Ramadan Lecture/Iftar in Ibadan, Folarin said that devolution of powers would drive home restructuring by allowing states to develop at their own pace.…