Ex-Head of state, General Yakubu Gowon has said that restructuring Nigeria is impossible.
General Gowon said Nigeria’s restructuring is impossible because the country is made up of over 5000 ethnic groups with ethnic dialects and languages which would not allow each group to yield to another in terms of concession of certain benefits.
The Former Head of State gave the statement while speaking at Minna, Niger State.
According to him, there would be various definitions of what restructuring is by the various ethnic groups and that this would make it impossible for the groups to come to general conclusion as to what it really should be.
General Gowon who urged for a united Nigeria however doubted the buoyancy in finance by state governments to fend for themselves if the country is to be restructured to regional bases as being pushed by some.
According to him, “Nigeria is made up of over 500 ethnic groups, languages and dialects and so many various groups called nationalities and they want restructuring.
“This restructuring everybody is asking for, we will have about 500 different ideas of restructuring. There is call for restructuring to reduce the number of states to only a few either back to the old region or to the zones.”

“Those are some of the ideas that I do not know whether it will be possible for any state today to wish to be merged with another state. Let us see whether our politicians will see guidelines to be able to achieve what they want.

“But I have my problem whether the states will be financially capable so they will be able to run there states properly.”

Old man has spoken. So we should continue in the mess this country has brought

Can u see what this old fool has to say? Well, I don't blame u; ur brain has been soaked with palm oil. Nigerian youths run away from this people; they have nothing atstake anymore.

ssssshhhhh....go and patch ur brain its leaking

[quote author=AbrahamIsrael post=61833381]Ex-Head of state, General Yakubu Gowon has said that restructuring Nigeria is impossible.
General Gowon said Nigeria’s restructuring is impossible because the country is made up of over 5000 ethnic groups with ethnic dialects and languages which would not allow each group to yield to another in terms of concession of certain benefits.
The Former Head of State gave the statement while speaking at Minna, Niger State.
According to him, there would be various definitions of what restructuring is by the various ethnic groups and that this would make it impossible for the groups to come to general conclusion as to what it really should be.
General Gowon who urged for a united Nigeria however doubted the buoyancy in finance by state governments to fend for themselves if the country is to be restructured to regional bases as being pushed by some.
According to him, “Nigeria is made up of over 500 ethnic groups, languages and dialects and so many various groups called nationalities and they want restructuring.
“This restructuring everybody is asking for, we will have about 500 different ideas of restructuring. There is call for restructuring to reduce the number of states to only a few either back to the old region or to the zones.”

“Those are some of the ideas that I do not know whether it will be possible for any state today to wish to be merged with another state. Let us see whether our politicians will see guidelines to be able to achieve what they want.

“But I have my problem whether the states will be financially capable so they will be able to run there states properly.”[/quote

THE PRESENT SYSTEM WAS YOUR DECISION FROM DAY ONE IN office.
"the white man said we shouldnt do it" (parliamentary system)

So therefore, let us divide the ZOO

Gowon have said it all. The people above though, come restructure the country make we see, bounch of Knuckleheads

Gowon been smoking serious weed of recent



His generation are the problem of this country

rozayx5:
Gowon been smoking serious weed of recent



His generation are the problem of this country

what is your generation doing about it .
Is it not a shame that great grand fathers are making your decisions and you can only complain

As far as am concerned, Restructuring is just a word used by idle youths and useless politicians to pass time.
No body is shouting true federalism anymore.
Dont look for how to restructure your life , stay and be waiting for Federal Government .

Proudlyngwa:
As far as am concerned, Restructuring is just a word used by idle youths and useless politicians to pass time.
No body is shouting true federalism anymore.
Dont look for how to restructure your life , stay and be waiting for Federal Government .

clearly, your life needs restructuring.

Gowon is a failed worthless leader and the architect of the chaos we call nigeria today. Such cheap lies. Were there not 500 tribes when the country was made up regions?

Gowon is the one who abolished our regions and created the aberration we call states today. Gowon usurped his superior Brig. Ogundipe and turned nigeria into an anyhow place when he became head of state in 1966. gowon oversaw the birth of corruption on the industrial scale it is on today. He turned eastern region oil money into an atm for the generals like him and danjuma, obasanjo etc

"Nigeria's problem is not money but how to spend it" - Yakubu Gowon

Gowon should just keep quiet and think of how to save his state from being overrun by fulani herdsmen. Truth is Gowon is the reason nigeria is a mess today.

No wonder I don't take his Nigeria prays stuff serious,
Look at how he is messing himself up.

mars123:
clearly, your life needs restructuring.

Every ones life needs restructuring positively .
Everyday I restructure my life to get better , I am no where near good not to talk of perfect , but I realise I have flaws and that is the first step to getting better .