eph12:

You prefer going to Abuja? The load is too much on the federal which you know but refuse to acknowledge.

Reference:


1-Let me give you just one for lack of time to dwell on nonsense. With one breathe he says he and his people (who made Buhari, bla bla bla) are marginalised for the so called technocrats as the cause for the lack of passion leading to the challenges today and the dangers tomorrow, and in another when asked on marginalisation says Buhari can appoint WHOMSOEVER he wishes, even his brothers provided they can delliver. How do you spell conundrum.

2-That is why you need restructuring so these things are clearly defined for all to see and understand and prepare for both now and in the future so that IF THE NEXT PRESIDENT FROM ANOTHER REGION DOES EXACTLY THE SAME THING IT WILL BE UNDERSTOOD IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, as we are made to 'understand' Buhari's and the fellow's views. Because the general feeling is that one region gets away with things others can't and it will not tolerate from them. The internet is awash with comments dating back to 1999 on this matter.

seunmsg:


No! I can still withstand going to Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital for such issues.

soloroyality:
Hausa's supporting their clueless president since 18bc

seunmsg:
Very brilliant and straight forward interview. The guy made lots of very valid points that can't be disputed. The issue of restructuring for example is a very vague concept that needs to be clearly defined. Is it just about revenue sharing or a total collapse of the current federal structure for a new system?

I am from Ekiti and I can assure you that I will never support a system whereby my people will have to be going to a regional HQ in Ibadan just to get a local school rehabilitated or to get a local road constructed. An Imo person will also never agree to any structure that will yoke him under an Anambra man. So, when we shout restructuring, we should take time to define exactly what we really want.

promise4040:
''There has never been a Nigerian that loves the Igbo more than Gen Buhari'. Lier

shamecurls:



You tell too much lies forgetting you re on a social media platform where people have access to information.

Boasting about the most backward region in West Africa. We talking about people that matters and you counting your lots

chidozieikeji2:
who told u that the northerners dey happy with baba go slow o boy if u think they are still happy go to the street of kano and shout SAI Buhari and see northerners beat the hell out of u my broda hunger don't know tribe Nigerians are hungry and angry nobody weda hausa,igbo or yoruba is happy with buhari now hunger is wiring everybody

codemaniacs:

Tribalism is not the problem.
Hatred and envy is one of the problems.
98% of the tribes in europe have their own countries.

codemaniacs:

Tribalism is not the problem.
Hatred and envy is one of the problems.
98% of the tribes in europe have their own countries.

soloroyality:


bro if a poll is been conducted i bet u 80% of them are diehard fans of the Mrpresident

arewafederation:


You can't be too sure about that. The only way to make such conclusion is through a referendum which cannot hold because of the negligible number of people agitating for "divorce".



Why?

I bet many here as usual, dropped their comments without reading the interview.

arewafederation:


You can't be too sure about that. The only way to make such conclusion is through a referendum which cannot hold because of the negligible number of people agitating for "divorce".



Why?

I bet many here as usual, dropped their comments without reading the interview.

kenny987:


To properly understand the concept of restructuring/regionalism, I'll invite you to come clean and free urself of any remote bias against any perceived enemy. Now, when u take time to study the fusion of the various regions that make up the current Nigerian Federation and that of the US, one important thing is missing-the voluntary and organic achievement of statehood and then nationhood. I have referenced the US because we copied d current presidential system of govt and federalism from d US only that we have bastardised it and I'll tell you how.

Now, I'm assuming u passed through secondary school and university in the hands of ur parents. If u didn't then try to picture a standard home where parents are providers for their offspring. For a student used to weekly or monthly upkeep and a home or accommodation paid for, what is the motivation to work and be independent? However, it gets to a time when after studying u start looking for ur own source of income, before long u move out and establish ur independence or for a lady, usually marriage or she gets a job and has to move. Now this is a regular progression most likely because no parent wants to coddle a child forever provided there's no disability.

With the above scenario in mind, tell me: in d event that ur parents continue to insist on wielding some control and keep spoon feeding u, will u seriously strike out on ur own and achieve ur potential? The natural answer is no because humans ordinarily want things easy. Now do u not get disgusted when u see a grown-ass man with a woman producing children in his father's house and they even fight d elderly parents over provisions? That is what Nigeria looks like to an extent. The more annoying part is that d resources are located in d various regions, d FG is just created as a unifying factor or rallying point if u will. Yet, by law, the FG takes from the regions or states, administers the process of extraction and the decides some form of sharing factor to give back to the same states or regions. Where is d sense in that? Imagine you're married and a mother inlaw decides that everything within ur home is hers to control and return as she deems fit, keeping d lion share for herself of course, will u be happy? Will u also attempt to construct certain facilities which she claims is her sole responsibility yet she fails to do them and still claims that which u do as hers? Will u not rather take whatever she gives you that u haven't sweated for and use it as u like especially since u don't even have to render any account to her?

Now, restructuring is some form of coming of age. All the citizens of Nigeria including operatives of d FG come from various regions. Clearly, state governors with the collusion of the FG have created some form of insulation that makes it almost impossible for citizens to hold their immediate leaders or representatives responsible for their failures. It is the reason someone like Aregbesola can say he cannot pay salaries because revenue has reduced and banks have refused to give him loans. This is because he is used to handouts from d centre with no questions asked. Again, just d way children tend to pick up behavioral traits and manners from their parents and those they watch, that is d same way d states mirror d lackadaisical attitude and non innovativeness of d Big Brother FG. Before discovery of oil, regions needed to survive and were responsible for ensuring that their obligations to d indigenes or citizens were met. The moment crude came on board and d FG commandeered crude and its proceeds, the independence of d states n regions were lost because of dependence on free, unregulated money. The FG developed tunnel vision for oil money only to d detriment of other sectors, even d oil e no arrange well hence our inability to refine and meet local demand talk less of export. Automatically states also started waitng cap-in-hand for oil money monthly allocation.

To achieve proper restructuring or devolution of power, the more constitution must be overhauled or completely replaced. For instance, policing. Where do the people reside? Who understands ur people more? Fellow tribesmen or outsiders? So why should internal policing be the sole responsibility of the FG that then sends a Borno man and Tiv officers for instance to head a police command and be the officers in that command for Kalabari people for instance? Do they understand the terrain? Can there really be enough trust for d Kalabari mam to give up his brother who commits a crime to a fulani police officer who may not understand the workings of the community in order to maintain peaceable punish infractions?

Education! What is d FG's business with secondary school education which is basic really? What is d point of duplication of efforts in the area of health that we will now be hearing of Federal hospitals and d states will still need to duplicate efforts? Issues of taxation go to d federal high court. Why should a company that produces chivita for instance be located in Bayelsa State and yet d state will have to sue in a federal high court or vice versa when issues of taxation come up? Exactly why must d FG be involved in d relationship b/w a company and d state within which it operates?

I referred you to the US earlier. Do you realise d states own n control their resources ie d individuals who own land where any natural resources are found are automatically owners of those resources? The role of d state is legislate n regulate d extraction, processing, distribution and standards of whatever products as well as taxes. U realise d states have their courts up to supreme courts?

The aim of restructuring will therefore cut off that dependence on the centre, the notion of free money dies and each region will create administratibe units it can cater for. A situation where Kano has 44 LGAs because of mere geographical size and it cannot fund those lgas by itself will not arise. In fact, there will be no need to swell figures during census just to justify more federal allocation. Citizens at municipal or community level will better engage their leaders at those levels because they see they have to be productive and pay their taxes in order to survive. So any hanky panky by their leaders can be addressed because they understand each other clearly as per ethnic similarities.

Johnsinia:
The man said the trash that will excite Afonja like your likes. Yes, the Igbos are the reason Nigeria is still feeding today because they contributes immensely to Nigeriaa GDP and economy through business and other view, he Buba even attest to that facts, when he said that the Igbo's can not "live without Nigeria" why? because he believed that the Igbo's will find it difficult leaving their huge investment for Biafra but he is wrong because, the Igbos are not afraid of taking up fresh challenges and bouncing back better, they ve done it before after the civil war when they are in Nigeria with no help from the govt, and they can do it again way better when as a sovereignty.

AntiIPOOP:
But my flat head brothers from the red mud republic won't see this. They hate anything Hausa/ Muslim.

kenny987:


Like u said, u really don't understand the import of restructuring. If u did u wouldn't toe this line of claiming that a set of people would be 'oppressed' by another within their region and then pose that as a reason to jettison d demand for restructuring.

AntiIPOOP:
But my flat head brothers from the red mud republic won't see this. They hate anything Hausa/ Muslim.

ceejay4real:


Restructuring is all about creating equal number of States in each of the geopolitical zones as well as equal number of House of Representatives seats for all the Geopolitical zones. Establishment of State Police, upward review of derivation fund from 13 percent to like 26 or 33 percent, removal of offshore/ onshore dichotomy to make sure states like Cross River have a fair share of their revenue from oil and gas exports, review of the exclusive and concurrent lists in the Constitution with the exclusive list not exceeding six items like defence, foreign affairs, currency issuance, customs and excise, airports and seaports & petroleum industry ( upstream) among other things. With this kind of structure, bickerings and agitations by ethnic nationalities for self determination and whatever would be reduced to the barest minimum or even eradicated completely! There would be more competition by the States and more leverage for them to make more money and also developing at their own pace. The States will become viable in the long run and Nigeria would be the better for it!

shamecurls:



You tell too much lies forgetting you re on a social media platform where people have access to information.

Boasting about the most backward region in West Africa. We talking about people that matters and you counting your lots

giftft:
this man should be stoned

kenny987:


Find out d meaning and proper use of the word 'bashful'...

arewafederation:


I very much doubt your northern ancestry.

Dalek:
A quick question, if a referendum is conducted today on the issue of Biafra, will it be only the SS voting or all of Nigeria??
You guys are not looking into that, cuz am pretty sure the majority of Nigeria will vote for the SS to remain.
Referendum won't work!!!!!!!!!!!