‘Northwest designed to permanently oppose
restructuring ’
ON August 19, 2017 5:41 AM / IN News / BY
Nwafor Polycarp / Comments
…Kano, Jigawa, Katsina get more allocations than southeast.

THE staunch anti-restructuring position of the
Northern part of Nigeria has been described as being
in line with an alleged deliberate historical design to
ensure that most parts of the North remained more
advantaged than other sections of the country in the
allocation of resources.


It was also observed that the All Progressives
Congress, APC, had become too disposed to the
interest of the Northwest geopolitical zone at the
expense of other zones.

These were the submissions of two eminent
Nigerians, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, and Col Tony
Nyiam, retd, who played key roles in Nigeria’s march
to nationhood at different times.



While the former is one of the few surviving
nationalists, who fought for the country’s
independence, the latter was among those, who
attempted to topple the regime of Gen Ibrahim
Babangida, retd, in 1990 on the account of their
belief that the country was structured to favour the
north in all aspects.



The duo, who made these disclosures in separate
exclusive chats with SaturdayVanguard, were
unanimous in their submission that the Northwest
geopolitical zone may continue to oppose
restructuring given the huge allocation it derived
from the current socio-political configuration of
Nigeria.


On the strength of the argument, they noted that the
current calls for restructuring affirmed that only
rejigging would stop the worsening North-South
dichotomy in the country.


Only Buhari, Katsina, Sokoto and a few others
Amaechi, a former Minister of Aviation in the First
Republic, said: “The position now is that Nigeria must
be restructured. We have to renegotiate the basis of
our coexistence as a country. What we have now is
what the military from northern Nigeria imposed on
everybody and that is not a constitution and it will
never work. People are getting conscious of what is
going on. Now, we had a country where the wealth
which is derived from southern Nigeria, especially the
Niger-Delta area is being used to develop the north at
the expense of the people who own the wealth.



‘’ Look at a place like Kano which has 44 local
government areas which are what about two states
put together in the South have. How can somebody
from Abuja collect the wealth of the country from the
customs in Lagos, the customs in Port Harcourt, the
customs in Ondo, in Warri, and in Calabar to develop
Abuja, Kaduna and the rest of the North and the
people that produced the wealth are left in the dark?
It cannot work. It is either we renegotiate the basis of
our association or we are not serious. The Eastern
region wants the renegotiation, the Western region
wants it and the Middle-Belt wants it. It is only
Buhari, Katsina, Sokoto and a few others that don’t
want it and that is not acceptable because we cannot
continue like this.”


On his part, Nyiam said: “The Northwest created a
structure which gives them some advantages. In
other words, they have, for example, Kano which was
split into Jigawa and Kano. They presently have the
highest number of local government areas. They
have about 70 local government areas compared to
Lagos 20.


“When you add what Lagos gets, you will know that
Lagos is disadvantaged. When you add what Kano
and Jigawa get, it is much higher than what Lagos
gets. In fact, Kano, Jigawa and Katsina get more
money than the whole of Southeast. These are the
advantages they are defending. And that is why I
have asked some critical questions in a paper I
wrote.


I am asked why most APC leaders are allowing
themselves to be disgracefully controlled by a small
minority of APC governors from a particular
geopolitical zone. Why are the APC leaders from the
Southwest, Northcentral, Southsouth, Southeast
allowing their party, APC to be turned into a Northern
party? I am saying that the APC is being turned into a
party that is serving the Northwest.
Gombe, Nasarawa and Jigawa are states


“ Why are most members of the APC permitting
members of their National Working Council (NWC) to
be dictated to by a well-known Northwest governor,
who is now against restructuring? Why are they
allowing Mallam Nasir El-Rufia to be the head of the
APC panel that will define restructuring which he is
opposed to? That means giving El-Rufai and his
Northwest political zone another undue advantage.


“Did the APC leaders from the South and the Middle
Belt realise that they have been hypnotised by their
counterparts in the Northwest? Why are they against
returning Nigeria to fiscal federalism? Isn’t it true
that the geopolitical zone which has benefited most
from the existing imposed system are being allowed
to dominate the Nigerian political system?
“If Gombe can be a state, why can’t Ijebu be a state?
Ijebu is much more populous than Gombe, and it is
much more economically viable. Why is Ijebu not a
state? Why is Ibadan not a state?


My place, Ogoja, which is one of the old provinces, is
not a state. Yet, Gombe, Nasarawa, and Jigawa are
states. These are places I have commanded units.
These are places I wouldn’t say are up to Shagamu
in size.”



www.vanguardngr.com/2017/08/northwest-designed-permanently-oppose-restructuring/

I dey laugh.

The north does not have power, they have unity, they are united, they allow one person lead them at a time, unlike Easterners where no one respect anybody... If not, a figure like NK should be celebrated today, but no, the zombie Igbos are even opposing him..

Northerners have 3things that makes them formidable...
Loyalty, Love and unity....

Igbos lack this 3things, and it's why Biafra has not materialized till today....

Restructuring or disintegration...October 1st is coming

This is what I preach to my brothers who think north west will agree to restructuring
And why I think we should pull out !

Devilish parasitic cheats... Sarrki will not like this again... You stay in Gombe, Jigawa, Katsina and use resources from Bayelsa to develope their barren land at the detriment of our people... The day of reckoning near

Untill the southern part of the country see themselves as one, i doubt any restructuring or division in this country. The north knows this fact. The alternative is violent revolution which i think Adeyinka Grandson has realized.

CononelDrake Cyynthia

Time to choose from restructure or separation is now.

victorDanladi:
I dey laugh.

I dey follow you laugh my brother.
These two people belong to the two consecutive generations that's failed Nigeria, they are now shifting the blame to one side of the country. Using sentiment for their selfish gains.
Our main problem is the corrupt political elite especially that den of wolves called National Assembly.

EazyMoh:

I dey follow you laugh my brother.
These two people belong to the two consecutive generations that's failed Nigeria, they are now shifting the blame to one side of the country. Using sentiment for their selfish gains.
Our main problem is the corrupt political elite especially that den of wolves called National Assembly.

I weep for ma country

IJOBA2:
IVE BEEN SAYING IT AND I WILL KEEP ON SAYING THAT YORUBA MUSLIMS ARE THE PROBLEM WE HAVE IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA

IGBO CHRISTIANS ARE WORSE