The Presidency has described the call for restructuring Nigeria, particularly from those who were in power for 16 years as suspicious. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, stated this yesterday even as he said that the Muhammadu Buhari’s administration was not opposed to restructuring but is opposed to anything that will splinter the country.

Adesina spoke at the Change We Need Nigeria Initiative 8th Annual Lecture Series with the theme: Disintegration or Restructuring: Which Way Nigeria?

The presidential spokesman who described the theme of the lecture as timely, said restructuring doesn’t necessarily need to be accompanied with disintegration, noted that Nigeria has always restructured but has never led to the country falling apart.

Adesina said, “In the history of Nigeria there was a time where the various people and communities lived in this space that is today called Nigeria. And then the colonial masters came, formed what is called the northern protectorate, southern protectorate, that was restructuring of what has subsisted. And then in 1914 precisely, the northern and southern protectorates, were amalgamated into one country, that was another restructuring. Did it come with any saber-rattling or did it send the country into tailspin, no? And then we we got to a point that we had regionalism in the country, the regions were formed and we begin to grow, that was another restructuring, it happened almost naturally and each region began to work on its own pace.

“We will get to where we are going on restructuring and Nigeria remains one united indivisible entity. That is my thought. And from the first paper I have heard I know this issue will be dissected properly today and at the end we will come up with something that is pragmatic, something that is not emotive, something that is not knee jack, something that can take this issue and clamour for restructuring forward.”

But in his response, Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu who was represented by his Chief Press Secretary, Godwin Adindu, disagreed that restructuring was an opposition thing. He said, “restructuring is not an opposition thing, it is what we all need so that we can move the nation forward. Restructuring is not the demand of the opposition.”

The Afenifere spokesman, Yinka Odumakin, also disagreed with Adesina that restructuring was an opposition thing. He insisted that Nigeria’s unity is negotiable warning that those kicking against it risk disintegration.

He said, “The unity of Nigeria can be negotiated. It is fallacy to say it can’t be negotiated. By restructuring we are saying Nigeria should move from money sharing economy to a productive economy. If we refuse to take this national course, I’m sorry to say time is running out of Nigeria.

“Let us restructure Nigeria now, return to the Nigeria our founding fathers initiated. Our best is in the past. Let us join hands to build a Nigeria that we will all be proud of.”

The guest lecturer, Dr. Cosmas Ilechukwu, said restructuring will be good for Nigeria. He said, “By restructuring I mean a reorganization of the governance structures of Nigeria to make it a more viable and more prosperous nation where the different nationalities will proudly call a home.

Any construct that will occasion greater efficiency and economic viability will be okay. The six regional structures that seem to have gained reasonable mileage among a large segment of our population should be constitutionalized. I will support the call for a six-regional arrangement with some minor readjustments.”


Source:http://sunnewsonline.com/calls-for-restructuring-suspicious-presidency/

So your refusal is all about power struggle

atiku said it. those that reject calls for restructuring are lazy . the best thing to happen is for states to control thier economies individually. that's the only way forward .

If the gworo chewing buhari had done things right, no one would have called for restructuring.

So the El Rufai committee is also suspicious too? The "presidency cum APC are now so confused about their over-hyped "restructuring"that they're now afraid of their own shadow.No wonder they have been denying their phantom electoral promises.

If you know that pdp started the idea click like
If you

Sai Baba till 2023 jare!




Chai! Our mumu never still do

GOVERNMENT OF HYPOCRITES.

Freedom lovers, NEVER ALLOW ZOO ARMY IMMUNIZE YOUR CHILDREN!!! Better trust the devil than trust zoo army!

Government trying to turn the demand for restructuring to a political issue. The survival of Nigeria depends on restructuring

Paperwhite:
So the El Rufai committee is also suspicious too? The "presidency cum APC are now so confused about their over-hyped "restructuring"that they're now afraid of their own shadow.No wonder they have been denying their phantom electoral promises.

Go back and read again.........."particularly from those who were in power for 16 years as suspicious"

After campaigning with restructuring, now it is suspicious all of a sudden.

All Promises Cancelled.

According to Jubrin,apc and some nairaland resident zombies,restructuring means disintegration of the country.

greatiyk4u:



Go back and read again.........."particularly from those who were in power for 16 years as suspicious"

I don't know why you people hate the progress of this country.... You just find a way to counter Any idea that will bring success to the land ...

Brilliant, the truth to be told, PDP, Ohaneze, Afenefere were enjoying loots for the past 16 years they never shouted restructuring. They were booted out, now became agents of restructuring.
Does restructuring stop corruption, embezzlement and stealing from these leaders? No. If we are restructured imagine south south leaders with Edwin Clark Diezani, Patience and the fat noise maker who don't care about the people, the region will be worst of

ggf

but y?

HeGoat

Nigerians just like to be deceived. They used change in 2015,dem go use restructuring in 2019. Restructuring does not stop corruption, inflation of contracts, corruptions. The rich regions will only have money to be looted by leaders, trad rulers and governors. Some pple collect 13% derivation common man no benefit

For real?

Whether now or later, Nigeria will certainly be restructured or it will disintegrate. Our current system cannot work anymore. 1999 is not 2017. Things have changed and so will Nigeria!

Don't even know what to type again. Truth is that those in government and the politicians are the ones afraid of restructuring, because in a restructured Nigeria, every region or zone of the country will be able to devote more thinking time, research, exploration and analysis to its mineral and agricultural resources, with a view to developing an economic value-chain from them, which is the first serious step towards the development of a manufacturing capacity across the country, but then its obviously obvious that we have lazy, daft and clueless leaders from Aso rock to the lowest tie of government.

And btw, seems like no matter how good or intelligent you are, immediately you are given a job in Aso rock you automatically become daft and clueless. Case of Abati, and now this homo erectus (formerly homo sapien)

why not call for ti during PDP, IT IS is just sponsored by those that lost power at the ederal level

Restructure ko , restructure ni


We want referendum now

Unfortunately, even APC will call for restructuring whenever they are no longer in power.

OBJ became wiser when he left power, IBB became democratic when he left power, Jonathan suddenly overcame his mental handicap when he left power.

It is a must that when Buhari leaves power, he will look back and begin to give speeches on how Nigeria should be made great, as though he never had the opportunity to make it great.

That is the curse of leadership. You become suspicious of every move when it is your government, then begin to give irrelevant advice when out of office.

OBJ still dey buy stationery to write letters.

Suspicious or not, restructuring this country is the way forward.