Tag: true federalism
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The truth about true federalism – Dakuku Peterside
By Dakuku Peterside The problem with this call has been the connotations it carries. Agitation for “true“ federalism or restructuring has refused to be jettisoned out of our political lexica, like poverty and corruption. The voices for a new form of federalism that will give more powers to the constituent parts of the federation and…
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INC President, Prof Okaba reacts to reports of compromising agitation for true federalism after meeting President Buhari
The President of Ijaw National Congress (INC), Prof. Benjamin Okaba, has said that the Ijaw leaders’ recent meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari has not in any way compromised their agitations for true federalism, justice, equity and fairness in the country. Okaba, who made the assertion on Saturday in an interview in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital,…
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Why Southern Governors recommended national dialogue, true federalism – Okowa
Delta Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has explained why the Southern Governors’ Forum’s called for national dialogue. Southern Governors, in a communiqué after their meeting in Asaba in May, called for dialogue and true federalism. The call, he said, was to allow for frank discussions on challenges confronting the country. Okowa, who spoke in Asaba on Thursday,…
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Party Campaigns and the Phobia of True Federalism, By Henry Boyo
BY HENRY BOYO The Political Parties have, lately hit the Election campaign trail, to plead with the, erstwhile, ignored proletariat to adopt their candidates as the preferred choice to plunder the common treasury for the next four years. Predictably, political office holders and their cohorts still, score government’s performance at all levels as satisfactory,…
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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…