Tag: Restructuring
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Restructuring: Nigeria will breakup, if Buhari-led govt keeps acting like Egyptian’s Pharaoh – Southern, M/Belt Leaders
Elder statesmen from four of the six geo-political zones of the country, under the aegis of Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum have lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari’s standpoint on the restructuring of Nigeria, stressing that he (Buhari) is acting like Egyptian’s Pharaoh. In a signed statement issued on Monday by the leaders of the Middle-…
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Towards Restructuring Nigeria (1), By Sonnie Ekwowusi
By Sonnie Ekwowusi Last week, the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, which has commenced the process of further amendment to the provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), formally requested the general public , Executive and Judicial bodies, Civil Society and others to submit memoranda for further amendment on the…
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Nigeria already being restructured-APC
The All Progressives Congress has said contrary to reservations in some quarters about its commitment to fulfilling its campaign promise of restructuring the country, steps so far taken by the President, Muhammadu Buhari towards the execution the report of 2014 National Conference and the report of the Nasir El-Rufai-led APC committee on true federalism was…
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Yoruba Summit Group spits fire: Any attempt to conduct 2023 polls without restructuring will spell doom for Nigeria
Prominent Yoruba leaders have threatened to boycott the 2023 elections unless the country restructures. The leaders also decried the state of the nation, saying, “The ship of state is veering off precariously into a precipice, and that Nigeria is at the very edge of a political subsidence.” This was contained in the communiqué issued at…
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As Obasanjo Speaks on restructuring the Nigerian security architecture: Will Buhari come out of the Fulani enclave to do something positively for the sake of himself and Katsina State? – Godwin Etakibuebu
By Godwin Etakibuebu Before former President Olusegun Obasanjo spoke last week Friday, June 26, 2020, in Abeokuta – Ogun State, on reorganization of security architecture in Nigeria, in a lecture titled “COVID-19 and Nigeria security Issues: The Way Forward”, all Nigerians are fully aware, without any iota of doubt, that security of lives and properties…
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Obasanjo: A belated love affair – Azu Ishiekwene
Azu Ishiekwene If words could make the dead turn in their grave, the founder of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Dr. Frederick Faseun, would have rolled over last week, caught between amusement and surprise at a remarkable statement during the first anniversary lecture of his passing. On that occasion, former President Olusegun Obasanjo warned that…
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Restructuring: Take your agitation to NASS, Presidency tells Nigerians
The Presidency has asked Nigerians agitating for the restructuring of the country to take advantage of the constitutional amendment being proposed by the National Assembly to put forward their case for restructuring. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu who spoke at a media parley with House of Representatives…
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Fayemi tasks S’West leaders on unity, restructuring, development of region
The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has urged Southwest leaders to to jettison party politics in the interest of the region for the sustainable development. Fayemi said the region can only regain its pride of place in the country’s political configuration unless leaders never allow national politics to divide them. He stated that…
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Atiku insists on restructuring Nigeria if elected president
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections has re-affirmed his commitment to restructuring if elected on February 16. Atiku gave the assurance while addressing thousands of party faithful at a presidential rally at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Monday. The PDP…
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Restructuring: Why I’m disappointed in Buhari – Dickson
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has expressed disappointment over President Muhammadu Buhari’s inability to take a ‘bold step’ in restructuring Nigeria. Speaking at the public presentation of a book ‘We Are All Biafrans,’ he said Nigeria cannot move forward until its citizens ‘go back to the faulty structure that we are currently.’ To achieve…