President Muhammadu Buhari has said he isn’t a big fan of the restructuring concept.
Buhari said even though he had heard their suggestions for a restructuring of the federation, he wasn’t sold on the idea just yet because calls for restructuring have been largely parochial and sectional.
“You mentioned something which is topical these days—the restructuring of Nigeria”, Buhari told his audience gathered inside the Council Chambers of the villa. “Every group calling for restructuring has got its own agenda and I hope that agenda can be accommodated by the constitution.
“I assure you that you are not forgotten and I am pleased you appreciate the appointments by this administration of some citizens of your kingdom”.
As guest of a TV breakfast program in June of 2017, immediate past Chairman of the governing APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said restructuring wasn’t a priority for Buhari’s government.
“It is complicated, it is contentious and a lot of people talk about it without any commonality. We have stated clearly what we want to do: devolution and true federalism. We really avoided the word restructuring because it means so many things to so many people.
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