WHO FEARS RESTRUCTURING IN NIGERIA?

The Fears of Restructuring in Nigeria is the major cause of her political instability currently. Infact the Independent people of Biafra IPOB believes that the Nigerian cabal will never allow a restructuring. The country since independence has been held by the agelong greed of a cabal that are grossly aware of how close to justice, equality and national development  Nigeria will be, should it experience restructuring.

I have always believed it will not be easy to manage Nigeria from Abuja. Regional governments will bring dividends of democracy to the people, resolve instrastructure problems and enforce fairness. We were all in this country to see what Former Governor Babatunde Raji Fasola did to Lagos in 8 years of rule. He touched lives and brought dividends of democracy to the people. Lagos has more people than some countries of the world. Hence, her governor could be likened to the president of some countries. The same man upon that sterling performance  was assigned to become Minister for power and works. All hopes were raised and the decision sounded divine. But in 2 years, despite his intense efforts, the dividends of his outstanding work model, for which he is well known,  is yet to reach Nigerians.

Babatunde Raji Fasola's average performance at the federal level is the proof that this system of centralised government is never going to work even if you bring geniuses from Princeton or Pluto. And why will it ever be? We claim to be a federal republic but we are not practising True Federalism. I will have preferred the name Centralised Republic of Nigeria or perhaps a Democratic republic. Calling us a federal republic is a misnomer.

Regions should be called forth to control their resources. Some Petrodollars might still be spent on Abuja as the FCT but the bulk of it should be used for fixing Eket, Ahoada and Warri. The burden on the center is too much to solve the problems of the country on a scientific scale. This is a country of 170m people for God's sake and Nigerians want a government that knows their salaries, their qualifications, their capacities and their needs.

But really when I hear of anyone opposing restructuring in Nigeria, My questions are always thus: Who is he? How old is he? How long has he been in government? Where do his kids live in Nigeria? Or are they abroad? Did they school in Nigeria? Sometimes we need to see their homes where water and lights do not blink. Their posh cars rest on terraces  hence they are not aware of bad roads. Their kids graduated from Yale so they do not understand ASUU strikes. The money he is spending was the one diverted dur

ing the military era so no EFCC is coming at him for now. He is yet to touch the ones freshly stolen.

Nigeria will never survive with clueless  leaders who after taking to their coffers what their kids will eat and live on till 2099 come on air to shut down people clamoring for restructuring. Restructuring is the escape pathway from breaking apart. The people clamoring for restructuring  in Nigeria are not the greedy ones. And the greedy ones are not the ones trying to break the country apart currently. Infact the greedy enemies of the country are the ones that have stared at the problems of the country for decades, changing political portfolios without permanently addressing the agelong problems of the country.  Those are the very people that want to break the country. They are the very greedy ones to be sued for treason.