Tag: Restructuring
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Restructuring not solution to Nigeria’s challenges – Presidential candidate
The presidential candidate of the Liberation Movement party, Kriz David on Friday said restructuring (as made to believe by candidates of the leading parties) is not the sole solution to the enormous challenges bedeviling the nation. Speaking with journalists in Lagos on Friday, David said no matter how well structured a country is, if the…
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Buhari, Osinbajo not sincere about restructuring Nigeria – PDP, Afenifere, Ohanaeze, others
Some groups have faulted comments credited to President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on the trending restructuring debate in the country. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); a Yoruba organisation, Afenifere; the Ohanaeze Ndigbo; the Yoruba Council of Elders; and the Transparency International all have issues with the position of the president and vice…
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Of Professor Osinbajo on restructuring and diminishing returns, By Sola Ebiseni
By Sola Ebiseni. Like it or leave it, Osinbajo was one good choice Buhari made then as his running mate. If there’s any value in this government, ‘Osinbade’, as his boss admirably wishes he’s from a royal family, has added in critical and crucial times. The last and most applauded was his stern stand on…
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Credit for restructuring: You are being economical with the truth, Atiku tells Osinbajo
Former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has replied Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for claiming credit for the ongoing demands for restructuring. Recall that Osinbajo had last week Friday said opposition politicians particularly the PDP and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar of knowing nothing about the restructuring debate…
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2019: Atiku, PDP know nothing about restructuring – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday said politicians who made restructuring their campaign stronghold were doing so to win votes. Osinbajo said he has been very passionate about the issue since he was the Attorney General in Lagos State. Speaking with correspondents at the ninth public lecture to commemorate the 68th anniversary of…
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Nigeria and the restructuring imperatives – Randolph ErumaGborie
By Randolph ErumaGborie With the conclusion of Parties Primaries and the emergence of Candidates for the various elective positions across the political spectrum of our country, we have finally entered into the home stretch of the 2019 election cycle. It is sincerely hoped that all of our electioneering activities will now be issues centred away…
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2019: Why Buhari must take 'agitations' for restructuring serious – Bakare
The Convener of Save Nigeria Group, Tunde Bakare, told President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday to proclaim an executive order urgently to facilitate national reconciliation, reintegration and restructuring. Bakare gave the advice against at a news conference in Ikeja against the backdrop of the persistent call by opinion leaders for Nigeria to be restructured to engender,…
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Nigeria’s challenges not all about geographical restructuring – Osinbajo
The Vice- President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that simple geographical restructuring is not the problem with Nigeria. He said that prudent management of national resources and providing for the people properly were better ideas for Nigeria’s development challenges. Mr Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the…
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Bayelsa Gov. backs calls for restructuring
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Thursday backed calls for restructuring in the country. He spoke at the Distinguished Guest Lecture of the Faculty Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, which had as theme: “ Restructuring and the Search for a productive Nigeria.’’ ” If we were to conduct a referendum, majority of Nigerians will vote…
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2019: No restructuring, no vote – Ohanaeze Ndigbo tells presidential candidates
The Igbo socio-political group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said that it would only support presidential candidates who make restructuring of the country paramount on the manifestoes. A member of the group, Chuks Ibegbu in a release issued to the media also warned that the political future of Ndigbo lies on God and not on any man.…