A former Governor of the old Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka
Ezeife, has stated that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)
and the North were against restructuring.
He said their resistance may affect the future of Nigeria,
insisting that now is the best time to go back to regional system
of government.
His words: “Former Vice President, Abubakar has come out to
support restructuring. Even Ango Abdullahi is also in support. So,
I don’t think we are in such a difficult situation now.
“It’s a matter of facing realities, hoping and praying to God,
and taking the right decisions. I mean, what is the problem? Why is
the North reluctant? Is it because the North is getting many
advantages from the existing situation?
“The North has been resisting restructuring; the APC has been
resisting restructuring. Even if I were in the APC, I would know
what the interest of the country is and the interest of my own part
of the country.”
”The issue is that time is running out on Nigeria. It is
either we restructure now and survive or we don’t restructure and
disintegrate. The restructuring is simple. It is not a matter of
inventing new ideas or arrangements.
”What we call for is merely going back to Nigeria, as agreed
by our founding fathers. That is what restructuring actually
means.
”Nigeria was a truly federal system and it was made up of
three regions as federating units: East, West and North. Later on,
Mid-West was added, making four - three in the South and one in
the North.”
Speaking on whether there will be war if the Federal Government
does not comply with demands from the Igbo, Ezeife replied: “No,
no. I don’t think that anybody in his right senses will go for war.
War is out of it”
“Anybody who is talking about war doesn’t know what he is
talking about and I don’t support anything violent. It’s an empty
threat. Nigeria should be wise not to go to war. People who want us
to have another civil war hate the country”, he told Punch.
A former Governor of the old Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka
Ezeife, has stated that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)
and the North were against restructuring.
He said their resistance may affect the future of Nigeria,
insisting that now is the best time to go back to regional system
of government.
His words: “Former Vice President, Abubakar has come out to
support restructuring. Even Ango Abdullahi is also in support. So,
I don’t think we are in such a difficult situation now.
“It’s a matter of facing realities, hoping and praying to God,
and taking the right decisions. I mean, what is the problem? Why is
the North reluctant? Is it because the North is getting many
advantages from the existing situation?
“The North has been resisting restructuring; the APC has been
resisting restructuring. Even if I were in the APC, I would know
what the interest of the country is and the interest of my own part
of the country.”
”The issue is that time is running out on Nigeria. It is
either we restructure now and survive or we don’t restructure and
disintegrate. The restructuring is simple. It is not a matter of
inventing new ideas or arrangements.
”What we call for is merely going back to Nigeria, as agreed
by our founding fathers. That is what restructuring actually
means.
”Nigeria was a truly federal system and it was made up of
three regions as federating units: East, West and North. Later on,
Mid-West was added, making four - three in the South and one in
the North.”
Speaking on whether there will be war if the Federal Government
does not comply with demands from the Igbo, Ezeife replied: “No,
no. I don’t think that anybody in his right senses will go for war.
War is out of it”
“Anybody who is talking about war doesn’t know what he is
talking about and I don’t support anything violent. It’s an empty
threat. Nigeria should be wise not to go to war. People who want us
to have another civil war hate the country”, he told Punch.
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