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Correct phrase hue and cry5/18/2023 ![]() But things are not always as easy as they appear to be. Sadly, the political elite in our country have succeeded in beguiling the masses, especially the teeming army of so-called social media activists, to believe that restructuring is a button you push or a switch you flick, and all of Nigeria’s problems and contentious issues will be automatically solved. Some countries are doing very good with democracy, others are doing pretty much well with the monarchy, while some others are excelling with a hybrid of both. ![]() That is to say, what may be a virtue in a clock may be sheer incompetence in a barometer. However, in governance and world politics, there is no one-size-fits-all system. When referred to some countries of the world where such system is operable, it smells nice. It envisages a system whereby the states will generate their own funds and contribute a percentage to the federal government to take care of issues like national security and foreign policy, unlike what obtains today where the federal government “owns” the mineral and natural resources in the land and the revenue derivable from it, and “shares” monthly subventions to the states. ![]() Some prefer to call it true federalism while others simply refer to it as resource control. To many Nigerians, restructuring means decentralising the government at the centre and devolving more powers to the states which constitute the federating units. Check the dictionary, and what you will find will certainly not give you the Nigerian understanding of the term. ![]() The most popular mantra in Nigeria today is “restructuring”. ![]()
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