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Renewed Killings And The Need To Urgently Restructure Nigeria

Renewed Killings And The Need To Urgently Restructure Nigeria

July 20, 2023 3:06 am

In recent times, Insecurity has become the scariest nightmare that Nigerians grapple with. Painfully, the security of lives and property, which is supposed to be primary to any functioning government, has eluded Nigerians, leaving them perplexed and worried over what could befall them.

Stories of reported kidnappings, banditry and other forms of insurgency now dominate the airwaves and news headlines, which paint a picture of how lives are being destroyed, businesses are being crushed, dreams are being ripped apart, and millions of citizens are resorting to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps for refuge and succour.

Rather than getting better with …

Why Nigeria Needs To Restructure Now Or Disintegrate

Why Nigeria Needs To Restructure Now Or Disintegrate

June 8, 2023 3:25 am

Unknown to the people who currently run Nigeria, the country as presently constituted is living on borrowed time and if the structure is not tinkered with, it will only be a matter of time before it cataclysmically implodes. Alarms have repeatedly sounded and have only been greeted with deaf ears, however, this pretense can only be sustained for a while and this is something the present crop of Nigerian leaders must be made to come to terms with. 

Africa’s most populous country – Nigeria is an amalgam of many ethnic groups forcefully or deceptively joined together for the administrative convenience …

Restructuring Why Can't Nigerian Ports Be Decentralised

Restructuring: Why Can’t Nigerian Ports Be Decentralised?

June 1, 2023 3:18 am

In recent times, restructuring has assumed a pivotal position in national discourse around Nigeria. The devolution of powers, or true federalism which is based on the need for Nigeria to be weaned from its unfolding experience of dictatorial control under colonial bondage and military impunity has continued to garner wide support. 

It is regrettably sad that Nigeria is till date still strongly tied down to the unproductive centralised command on which its economy is anchored simply because it appears to benefit a few privileged and powerful people and their cronies to the detriment of the dynamic economic growth that benefits …

Without Restructuring, Nigeria Is Bound To Collapse

Without Restructuring, Nigeria Is Bound To Collapse

May 1, 2023 3:28 am

Lately, Nigerian leaders have shown how detached from reality they are. They have continued to cling to delusions, bask in their untenable euphoria, and celebrate gross inadequacies. Rather than pay attention to the systemic challenges plaguing the country and the agnonising cries for restructuring, they have remained aloof while carelessly flaunting their ability to resist change even in the face of potent danger. What they have perhaps failed to acknowledge is that their foolishness can be fatal and destructive because the current retarded system operating in Nigeria that they hold strongly to, is headed for the rocks if the right …

Crises It's Either Nigeria Restructures Or Disintegrates

Crises: It’s Either Nigeria Restructures Or Disintegrates

April 17, 2023 3:27 am

Nigeria has, for many years, teetered on the precipice of failure and the deterioration has continued unabated. Synonymous with a downward slippery slope, the journey to the abyss has continued unchecked and Nigerians can only groan. The political elites who run the country like a private estate have refused to allow reason to prevail. They have collectively refused to overhaul the entire system to save the sinking ship, and as a result, Africa’s most populous country now faces an impending implosion.

The Nigerian state has become a failing state of critical geopolitical concern having failed abysmally to keep its citizens …

Nigeria Needs Restructuring, Not An Imaginary Messiah

Nigeria Needs Restructuring, Not An Imaginary Messiah

March 27, 2023 2:55 am

It is safe to assume that one of the biggest reasons why Nigeria has failed to be pulled out of its current abyss is that many of its citizens have been chasing the wrong priorities. The just concluded Presidential ‘selection’ which many Nigerians opted to partake in despite several warnings not to do so, underscores this assumption. It is regrettably sad that despite the potential the country wields, she has continued to drift consistently while her citizens continue the shadow chase.

For many decades, Nigerians have continued to clamour and complain about the same things without results. Unfortunately, they have …

In Truth, Tinubu, Atiku, Obi Have Nothing To Offer Nigeria

In Truth, Tinubu, Atiku, Obi Have Nothing To Offer Nigeria

March 6, 2023 5:04 am

A fortnight ago, over 90% of the Nigerian voting electorate who went out to cast their votes in the presidential elections actually voted for the wrong persons. As awkward as this assertion will sound to Nigerians who voted for the three front-runner candidates, the truth of the matter is that none of these candidates will have offered Nigeria the drastic change she yearns for and this is something Nigerians must come to terms with if they are really desirous of quenching their problematic thirst for a Messiah. 

Only a discerning mind will fathom that all the leading candidates in the …

Restructuring: The Only 'Messiah' That Can Salvage Nigeria

Restructuring: The Only ‘Messiah’ That Can Salvage Nigeria

November 21, 2022 5:10 am

Any sincere observer who is passionate about Nigeria would have noticed that the richly endowed African country has over the past decades continuously deteriorated so much that it is now tipping off the edge of a precipice.

A good look at the past shows that at some point, Nigeria held so many promises and potential. Sadly, today, those potentials have turned to become problems, and Nigerians have constantly seen themselves chasing ‘Messiahs’ who seem to have a hint about what to do about their ugly situation.

Nigeria is presently being confronted by the worst period in her over six-decade-old history. …

It's Time For Northern Nigeria To Understand 'Restructuring'

It’s Time For Northern Nigeria To Understand ‘Restructuring’

November 14, 2022 2:23 am

Over the past three decades, active calls to politically restructure Nigeria away from the structure bequeathed to her by the military has continued to grow and gain traction. The agitation has seen many geo-cultural groups, strong-willed individuals, geo-political associations, and even religious institutions join the call to craft a new roadmap as the current structure is assumed to be unsustainable.

Interestingly, southern Nigeria has seen more individuals and groups who believe in restructuring, and this has made their Northern counterparts who are on the other end of the dichotomy not only jittery, but full of suspicion; fearing the unknown.

The …

2023 Northerners Have Embraced Restructuring, Atiku Submits

2023: Northerners Have Embraced Restructuring, Atiku Submits

October 16, 2022 2:43 am

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has asserted that northern governors and the North, in general, have now bought into his restructuring mantra unlike in the past when they were opposed to it.

Atiku said restructuring simply meant giving states more powers and responsibilities while also executing individual programmes in their respective states.

The presidential candidate made the remarks when he featured as a guest of the Arewa Joint Committee interactive sessions alongside other presidential candidates on Saturday, in Kaduna.

The former vice-president stated that part of his government’s agenda was to drive revenue and …

Restructuring Won't Break Up Nigeria, Okotie Insists

Restructuring Won’t Break Up Nigeria, Okotie Insists

August 18, 2022 6:41 am

Amidst the ongoing debate on the structure of Nigeria, the Founder of Household of God Church, Reverend Chris Okotie, has asserted out that restructuring Nigeria will not lead to secession.

He made this known via his media adviser, Ladi Ayodeji, in a statement made available to Africa Daily News, New York on Thursday.

The cleric who lately has been an interim government campaigner allayed the fears of those who think that any attempt to restructure the country would lead to disintegration.

‘Okotie, who has been campaigning for the inauguration of an interim government with the main objective of restructuring the …

Anti-Restructuring Nigerians Must Halt Shettima's Audacity

Anti-Restructuring: Nigerians Must Halt Shettima’s Audacity

August 10, 2022 4:49 am

Just when Nigerians were beginning to get used to having the frail Lagos landlord – Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the Presidential candidate of a party that has brought nothing but misery to the most populous country in Africa, they were once again hit by another spine-chiller, this time, it was the choice of a running mate in the former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima. That choice has only exposed the All Progressives Party (APC) as a party that hates Nigeria but a party that wants the self-acclaimed ‘giant of Africa’ to remain stunted while eventually driving her to …

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