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June 12: Aregbesola Calls For Restructuring, Says Nigeria Only Needs Six States

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7 years ago

June 12, 2017

By Abdulrofiu Agboola

The Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has called for restructuring in Nigeria as the only way to survive running a Federalism of indebtedness.

Aregbesola made this call on Monday while speaking at the 24th year celebration and remembrance of the annulled June 12, 1993 election of Chief MKO Abiola.

According to Aregbesola, it is time Nigeria get restructured in line with the federal system of government being operated in India.

He said in India, states are created based on people who speak the same language and have same cultural values.

He said if Nigeria wants good unity, we need to restructure , just like in India adding that Nigeria democracy is a dictactorship of indebtedness.

He said Nigeria should return to a paliamentary system of government if the country does not want to die of indebtedness.

He said the federal system of government that operates 36 states can not work in the face of the economic realities, adding that the country’s revenue can not manage the system of government it operates.

He suggested that the state in the country be pruned to six states, base on geo-political zones and that each state should have a president elected to serve a single term of six years.

He said like the paliamentary system of government, the six presidents will elect a president that will head the country for one year and after each year a new president will be elected among the remaining ones, making it rotatory.

He said in the case of the annulment of the June 12, 1993 election, those behind the annulment are enimies of Nigeria and the black race, because the presidency of Abiola would have eradicated poverty in the country

Speaking on the theme “24 Years After June 12 Challenges of Democracy in Nigeria”, a professor of history from Osun state university ,osogbo, professor Siyan oyeweso said late chief Abiola remained symbol of democracy hence the need for political gladiators to make democracy more meaningful to citizenry.

Professor oyeweso who noted that twenty four years after June 12 Nigerians were still battling with issue of good governance and development, called on political leaders to retrace their steps by consolidating the nation;s democracy.

The guest speaker hinted that late chief Abiola was a true nationalist who died for the interest of the masses saying the current has not justify the sacrifice of the late political icon.

On his part, a human rights activist, Mr Femi Aborisade who maintained that Nigerians have not tasted true dividends of democracy urged political actors to change their attitude to political offices.

Aborisade said June 12 benefits could not be realized if politicians continued to see public office as a means to acquire wealth.

In his opening remark, the chairman of the event and senator representing Osun East in the Senatoria District, Senator Babajide omoworare noted that June 12 was key to the present Democratic governance hence the need for government to recognise the day as democracy day.

Omoworare submitted that sustainable democracy was the only way to consolidate the memory of June 12 and immortalize the hero of the day.

He described sustainable democracy and good governance as best way to immortalize the acclaimed winner of June 12,1993 presidential election,chief Aboiola.