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El-Rufai calls for restructuring of Nigeria, gives reasons

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, has said it is time to restructure Nigeria, in order to ensure equitable distribution of resources.

Gov. El-Rufai made this known on Saturday, while speaking at a public lecture to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Arewa House in Kaduna.

El-rufai cited the 2018 recommendations of the All Progressives Congress (APC) committee on restructuring and noted that there was a need to reorganise the country’s constitutional framework, in order to give states more control over certain resources.

According to him: “it will empower state governments to cease passing the buck to the president and the federal government.”

“I, therefore, call on our federal legislators and the National Assembly ad hoc committee on constitutional review to take advantage of our report and initiate the constitutional and legislative amendments in either a piece-meal or comprehensive manner without further delay.

“We, therefore, have no excuse not to seize this moment and do the heavy lifting for our country and our people.

“It is in our hands to make the structures, laws and constitutional arrangements in our country conducive to modern governance that will ensure our nation thrives in the 21st century.” He added.

Ben Idah

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