President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to urgently take steps towards the restructuring of Nigeria as a way of finding a lasting solution to the problems of militancy in the Niger Delta region and Biafran agitations in the South East.

Giving the advice in a chat with Independent on Wednesday, National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Otunba Gani Adams said the federal government will fail if it wants to suppress the agitations through the use of military operations.

Adams, who was a delegate to the 2014 national conference, also faulted a statement credited to a one-time Minister of Petroleum, Prof. Tam David West who said those asking for restructuring are indirectly calling for a break-up of Nigeria. Such statement, according to him, is capable of causing more crises in the country.

While calling on President Buhari to ignore David- West’s advice, he urged President Buhari to implement the recommendations reached at the conference which was handed over to him by former President Goodluck Jonathan.

“ On the issue of the activities of the Niger Delta Avengers and Biafra agitators, those two agitations are not suppressible. They cannot be suppressed through the use of force. The only way we can manage it and appeal to them is for President Muhammadu Buhari to restructure Nigeria”.

“I read what Prof. Tam David- West said recently that anybody advocating for true federalism wants the break-up of this country. These are people creating problems for this country. I don’t expect such comment from a personality like Prof David- West; he is an eminent scholar and elder statesman. I expect him to know the difference between federalism and secession”.

“If you look at the Niger Delta Avengers, you will realise that they have educated ones among them judging by the way they tweet. It got to a stage that there is no single elite in the Niger Delta that is criticising them because they know their cause is legitimate. They are not kidnappers. In fact, they (Avengers) are warning their members not to kidnap anyone for ransom”.

“ It is a clear lesson for the Nigerian government that these ones are not people that can be taken for granted. Before they began the attack on pipelines, they may have contacted many foreign countries for support” he said.

why buhari neva probe ds man sef?

youngest85:
why buhari neva probe ds man sef?

E be like say he no use palm oil chop his own yam

Though Gani Adams made a valid point but he can never be trusted. He is a bloody chameleon.

Gani Adams is IPOB-ApC zombies and disciples of El-dullardeen.

youngest85:
why buhari neva probe ds man sef?

^^ Probe Gani for airing his opinion?

Gani Adams and the multibillion pipeline protection contract he received is still walking free while Tompolo who received a similar contract is being haunted. Naija I dab for our justice system.

frenchwine:
Gani Adams and the multibillion pipeline protection contract he received is still walking free while Tompolo who received a similar contract is being haunted. Naija I dab for our justice system.

And who told you the major reason why tompolo is in trouble is pipeline protection contract..oh your moniker "Frenchwine"says it all..you are probably high on French wine...no offence intended.

Restructuring is not only what is best for Nigeria but it is the only thing that will calm down the various agitating groups and tribal sentiments covering Nigeria

doyinisaac:
And who told you the major reason why tompolo is in trouble is pipeline protection contract..oh your moniker "Frenchwine"says it all..you are probably high on French wine...no offence intended.

I don't expect you to be seeing double or making poor judgement this early. Where did I state that he received pipeline protection contracts?
Tompolo received contracts from the federal government which is what he is being probed for.
The similarity here is ' federal government contract'.
Do you have to be spoonfed before you eat? Don't talk like an adult in diapers.

NO offence Broh

Nigeria

Gani is right. Collapse Nigeria into 6 States, Regions, Zones or Divisions and make them fully autonomous. Restrict FG to Military and Foreign Affairs Treaties and Businesses and let the Zones contribute uniform percentage of their Revenue earnings to FG. The Senate, the

Infants every where.. now let me enlighten you on this subject:
1. Not a single dime was paid for that job. Government Is still owing Gani and other 6 contractors who executed that job.
2. Both factions of OPC lost 6 of their members while trying to protect our national asset an no compensation was paid to them by government.
3. Local / community policing remains the only solution for pipeline vandalism as result on ground clearly shows that government security forces cannot do it better.
4. What Gani said has nothing to do with a job he executed for government which government has refused to pay for . Spoke on true federalism.

frenchwine:
Gani Adams and the multibillion pipeline protection contract he received is still walking free while Tompolo who received a similar contract is being haunted. Naija I dab for our justice system.

The same Tam David West that said prior to the elections that PMS will be sold at N50 if Buhari wins the election.

Failed elder statemen trying to stay relevant with annoying statements.

When u talk finish u go still come back NIGER Delta

There was a country

Blizzy9ja:
The same Tam David West that said prior to the elections that PMS will be sold at N50 if Buhari wins the election.

Tam David-West must have woken up from his dreamland fantasyworld

Nigeria sitting on fresh gunpowder is waiting to explode anytime.

It will happen sooner than we dreamt of.

Buhari nepotism is a pointer that Nigeria has never be one. Deeply divided along Religion and Region.

From 1960 till date the core North have embezzled more public fund than every other region but quietly accused GEJ and PDP for all its trillions of Naira stolen by them.
All Despot from 1960 till now are from Northwest and central ,,, Murtala, Abacha, Buhari I and II, IBB, Gowon and somehow Ahmadu Bello!!