The former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, has called for restructuring in the country.
Jega says, the agitation by some sections of the country for restructuring should not be ignored by the Federal Government, to have a better country, before the 2023 general elections.
Jega in a paper he presented at a one-day round table discussion on Nigeria’s 4th Republic, and the dilemma of democratisation held in Kano State said that too much power and resources are concentrated in the Federal Government to the disadvantage of the states.
Making a case for restructuring, Professor Jega, said it will bring about stability in the Nigerian federation, and expand the scope of unity in diversity.
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He called for the reduction of powers and resources of the Federal Government, and an increase of powers and resources to the state and local governments.
Other speakers at the discussion also said that , corruption has become entrenched in the country, thus affecting every facet of life and called on government at all levels, to rise against corruption.
Some participants also called for the devolution of power, to make the local governments stronger.
Edited by Tunde Orebiyi.
