Tag: Restructuring
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Restructuring won’t solve Nigeria’s problem, says Rep member
A lawmaker, Rep. Chinedu Ogah, says the nation’s development is largely hindered by greed among the political leaders rather than restructuring. Ogah, representing Ezza South /Ikwo Federal Constituency, said this at a news briefing on Monday in Abakiliki. He said that restructuring would not solve the country’s complex problems and called for moral reorientation and…
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Nigeria Needs The Peace Serum of Restructuring, By Atiku Abubakar
Nigeria needs to be restructured. Just look at Nigeria today. This truth is staring us in our collective faces. The current ethnic and religious clashes bedevilling Nigeria are symptoms of the disease. They themselves are not the illness. We must address the root causes of the various symptoms of insecurity Nigeria now faces. Nigeria needs…
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Buhari canvasses restructuring of ECOWAS, orders release of $20m to counter terrorism
President Muhammadu Buhari has advocated for the restructuring of ECOWAS, saying that the organization needed to streamline its management to adjust to current realities. ”A situation where ECOWAS has 23 statutory appointees, of which 13 are Commissioners for this Commission is totally unsustainable”, the president said in his presentation to the virtual 58th Ordinary Session…
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Restructuring alone won’t solve Nigeria’s challenges – Jonathan
A former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has said that restructuring alone can not solve Nigeria’s problems and cannot be done in isolation. The former President called for the issues of nepotism, ethnic and religious bias to be addressed. He stated this on Thursday while speaking at a dialogue on restructuring in Abuja. He noted that…
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North’s ‘restructuring’ as gambit for 2023, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon The “restructuring day” appears to break in Northern Nigeria, thanks to a vocal protagonist of reordering of the prevailing system, and convener of Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), Prof. Ango Abdullahi. In a no-holds-barred interview with Vanguard, Abdullahi, a former Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, calls for a return…
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Why restructuring Nigeria may be difficult – Uduaghan
…proposes administrative restructuring The immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, says achieving restructuring in Nigeria may be difficult considering lack of consensus and divergent views on what restructuring means to many Nigerians. Dr Uduaghan stated that the word “restructuring” means different things to different people depending on their background making it difficult…
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Gov el-Rufai presents pathway to restructure Nigeria
Further to his continuing advocacy for the implementation of restructuring as a nation-building opportunity, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has called for a collective national endeavour to secure the necessary constitutional amendments. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Kaduna State Governor made the call while also presenting a roadmap to restructure Nigeria on Tuesday in a statement released by…
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2023: Devolving power to resolve ‘restructuring’, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon Like a balloon that refuses to stay under water, restructuring of the polity, either via a brand-new constitution or reworking of the amended 1999 Constitution, has remained on the burner. Most Nigerians agree that the constitution, a product of Military decrees, is flawed, starting from its Preamble that falsely claims, “We the…
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Restructuring Nigeria’s Tower of Babael, By Dele Sobowale
“Northern Leaders’ Call For 12- Structure, Resource Control: Southern leaders divided, receive call with suspicion, cautious optimism.” VANGUARD, Wednesday, October 14, 2020, p 30. “Vox populi, vox humbug” meaning “Voice of the people is rubbish.” US General William T Sherman, 1820-1891. Ask any advocate of Restructuring about the matter, especially a Southerner, and he/she…
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Adeboye Didn’t Go Far Enough, By Azu Ishiekwene
Azu Ishiekwene A major headliner last week was the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, calling for restructuring. He didn’t just call for it: he also sprang a surprise. According to news reports, he warned that if nothing was done to restructure, the country might break up, even though…