By John Owen Nwachukwu President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that his administration will not restructure the country. Buhari w...
By John Owen Nwachukwu
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that his administration
will not restructure the country.
Buhari warned that those agitating for separation and
canvassing for restructuring are naive and ignorant of war.
The President stated this on Saturday when he spoke as a
Special Guest of Honour during the Launch of Kudirat Abiola Sabon Gari, Zaria
Peace Foundation which took place at Ahmadu Bello University Hotels, Zaria,
Kaduna state.
Buhari said that the nation does not restructuring, adding
that most people carrying the subject about do not even understand what they
are talking about.
The President was represented at the event by the Executive
Secretary, Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Alhaji
Mohammed Bello Shehu.
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“And again, those who are discussing restructuring, my
question is that what are you going restructure?” Buhari asked.
“If you ask many Nigerians what are they going to
restructure, you will find out that they have nothing to talk about. Some of
them have not even studied the 1999 constitution. The 1999 constitution is
almost 70 to 80 percent 1979 constitution.
“The other issue is that those who are calling for
restructuring and confrence on what they call ethnic nationality, If you go to
Southern Kaduna, Taraba, who is to represent them? We have different
combination of ethnicity in many states. Even Kano and Kaduna Igbo have
properties. The same goes with Yorubas.
“There are Fulani in Port Harcourt. So those calling for
whether separation or restructuring, some of them I will say they are very
naive or even mischievously dangerous. Those agitating for restructuring are
ignorant of war and its consequences. Because Nigeria is a dominant force in west
Africa.
“There is no
government in the world that will cede their authority to the people that are
not elected.
“You are telling us to resolve a system and call for an
obscure conference to come and discuss how we can move forward as a nation,
that can never be done and no country will agree to that.
“So those who are doing that should go back and meet their
representatives in the House of Assembly and ask for whatever amendment of
constitution. Due process should be followed.”
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