Tag: Restructuring
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Nigeria will benefit from restructuring, says Awolowo-Dosunmu
Dr (Mrs) Olatokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu, Co-Chairman, African Newspapers of Nigeria Plc (ANN), on Tuesday restated calls for the restructuring of Nigeria, saying every part of the country would benefit from it. Awolowo-Dosunmu made the call while speaking to newsmen on the sideline of a Town Hall Meeting organised by the Yoruba Youth Council (YYC) Worldwide at…
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Northern senators, governors converge on Katsina over restructuring, 2018 budget
The Northern Senators’ Forum (NSF) and the 19 northern governors would on Monday converge on Katsina for a three-day retreat to deliberate on the agitations for restructuring of the country. The Chairman of the forum, Abdullahi Adamu, told newsmen in Abuja that the retreat would also focus on how to improve the security situation in…
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Restructuring without end – Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa To live, is to die. It is an inevitable process. That might have been why William Shakespeare wrote in ‘Julius Caesar’ that he is amazed why human beings fear death because: “Death is a necessary end, it will come when it will come” Like death, so is it with restructuring which simply…
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Why Nigeria can’t restructure – Gowon
Former head of state, Yakubu Gowon has said the current composition of Nigeria makes it difficult for restructuring to take place – considering “Nigeria is made up of over 500 ethnic groups, languages and dialects“. The Former Head of State gave the statement while speaking at Minna, Niger State. According to him, there would be…
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Southern Nigerian governors demand true federalism, devolution of powers
The governors of the 17 states of Southern Nigeria on Monday demanded devolution of powers to states from the federal government. The governors also reiterated their commitment to the growth of Nigeria. They spoke through a joint communique issued after they met in Lagos House, Ikeja, Lagos. The governors met twelve years after their last…
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Southern governors converge on Lagos, rekindle restructuring debate
The 17 governors from the South-west, South-east and South-south were on Monday, all represented in Lagos on Monday to discuss latest national issues as well as forge stronger partnership among states in the region. The Southern Governors’ summit 2017 is coming after 12 years of a similar gathering. A statement by the Secretary to the…
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We won’t discard APC’s restructuring committee report – Reps
The House of Representatives has said it won’t trash the report of the All Progressives Congress (APC) committee on True Federalism set up by the party to present its stand on the ongoing debate on restructuring and true federalism. The lawmakers said they will act on the recommendations of the final report to bring about…
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Obaseki, Anyaoku back calls for restructuring
A former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Emeka Anyaoku, has said that Nigeria will fare better if the ongoing call to restructure the country into regions is adhered to. Mr. Anyaoku gave this view on Friday shortly after paying a courtesy visit to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, at Government House, Benin City. He said…
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Restructuring: MURIC demands declaration of Friday work free, establishment of Sharia courts in South-Western states, others
A pro-Islam Nigerian rights group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has presented its demands to the Federal Government as calls for the restructuring of the country deepens. In a statement sent to issued on Monday, the group asked the federal government to declare Friday a work-free day to allow Muslims worship just as Sunday has…
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Reports of 2014 confab can solve Nigeria problems if implemented – Falae
Olu Falae, National Chairman of Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Presidential Candidate of defunct All People’s Party (APP) in 1999 has declared that all the socio-economic and political problems that bedevil the country can be resolved if the more than 600 resolutions reached at 2014 National Confab conducted by Goodluck Jonathan-led Presidency were implemented by…