Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

Chief Ayo Adebanjo, elder statesman and Afenifere chieftain, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to restructure the country, saying Nigeria was currently operating an illegal constitution foisted on the people by the military.

He said the President should agree to the restructuring of the country or the various ethnic nationalities that make up the country are allowed to go their separate ways.

Adebanjo, who said Nigerians are more divided than ever before under the current administration, said if indeed President Buhari was serious about keeping the country together, it was time to restructure and embrace true federalism.

He particularly accused President Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of deceiving Nigerians while paying lip service to the issue of restructuring.

He said while President Buhari campaigned on the basis of restructuring in 2007, 2011 and 2015, the APC set up a committee on True federalism yet failed to act on the outcome of the report.

Let us agree on the constitution first. I am tired of people using the question of whether they are going to restructure the country or not as an election issue.

“Let us have a common objective that we need to change this constitution. Once that is done, nobody can deceive us that once elected President, he will restructure the country.

“Buhari has been promising to restructure the country since 2007. He promised it in 2011 and 2015 under this constitution. We have been clamouring for this times without number, what did he do about it?

They set up El-Rufai committee under APC which recommended restructuring, what have they done about it? They are just deceiving Nigerians because the present constitution is opposed to the South. We will not accept it. If they want the country together, restructure now or let us agree to separate.”

Adebanjo said that it is false to insinuate that anybody who supports restructuring wants the country to separate. On the contrary, he said anybody opposed to restructuring is the enemy of the unity of Nigeria.

He further warned that the time to return to true federalism is now, else Nigeria may cease to exist.

“Anybody talking about the election without restructuring is only looking for the separation of the country. We are going nowhere and we won’t make any progress unless we restructure. By restructuring, we are saying let’s go back to federalism.”

https://www.independent.ng/restructure-nigeria-now-or-we-separate-adebanjo-tells-buhari/

Funny enough no one in power is still talking about restructuring

Oga, you better separate if you can. Buhari and his fulani brethren are not ready to restructure one bit.

The only thing that will force them to restructure is when other Southerners join seriously begin to agitate for break-up like IPOB.

You have been crying for restructuring since time Imo river, which they've totally ignored yet you keep sounding like a broken record. Repeating the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result is nothing but madness.

You guys should grow some balls and try to shake the polity the same way IPOB did and see if the fulanis won't call for restructuring with immediate effect.

I like Pa Adebanjo, he is a good man. Unfortunately for him, nobody in the core North will ever agree to restructure Nigeria, not now or ever.

As if some of his Afenifere members will not betray him, when push comes to shove.

This is just the way to go...kudos to pa Adebanjo

lolz
Let us wait for our resident yoruba muslim attack dogs to come and let us know how Adebanjo is a failed politician bla bla

See the person talking. Losers

buhari and the northern elites will never restructured Nigeria.

Show respect for elders

majole:
See the person talking. Losers

Ayo. Adebanjo and his fellow old fools at Afenifere are mad. I thought their mentor the Yoruba prodigal son Olusegun Obasanjo has restructured Nigeria. What about their son, the drunk ineffectual buffoon Goatluck Jonaddaft? Didn't he restructure?

And lastly, has Ayo Adebanjo and his fellows at Afenifere returned the billions of naira they collected from Goatluck and to help him rig in South West?

Whenever they are eating from the government, they remain quiet. But when the government is not letting them loot, they start shouting Restructuring.

I don't know the mode this separation would be effected

Hahahaha! It sounds funny coming from chief ayo himself. Seems like he needs some palliatives. (Afinifere leadership sha..... Looking for oil to grease their dry palms)

No other country in the world needs restructuring at this moment than Nigeria, but lack of political will among the ruling class would not make it happen. If Baba Adebanjo by chance finds himself at the helm of power today, he will also stop clamoring for restructuring. The likes of Buhari, Tinubu, Akande and other APC bigwigs used to clamor aggressively for restructuring before they got to power. But now they don't talk about it again. They don't even have it in their agenda anymore.

Susu888:
Hahahaha! It sounds funny coming from chief ayo himself. Seems like he needs some palliatives.

He does. He has finished spending the millions he collected from Goatluck Jonaddaft.

Johnnyessence:
buhari and the northern elites will never restructured Nigeria.

Of course. The current crazy Structure is to the advantage of the lazy Northern Elites. If it were you, would you change a Structure that is paying you?

We the Southerners had the chance for 14 years to change the Structure (Obasanjo's 8 years and Goatluck's 6 years) but our prodigal sons (Obasanjo and Goatluck) are selfish and were just looting.

Only an idiot will expect a Northerner to Restructure Nigeria

What about the Elrufua commitee on restructuring set up by Buhari?

RichBoy247:


Of course. The current crazy Structure is to the advantage of the lazy Northern Elites. If it were you, would you change a Structure that is paying you?

We the Southerners had the chance for 14 years to change the Structure (Obasanjo's 8 years and Goatluck's 6 years) but our prodigal sons (Obasanjo and Goatluck) are selfish and were just looting.

Only an idiot will expect a Northerner to Restructure Nigeria

RichBoy247:


Of course. The current crazy Structure is to the advantage of the lazy Northern Elites. If it were you, would you change a Structure that is paying you?

We the Southerners had the chance for 14 years to change the Structure (Obasanjo's 8 years and Goatluck's 6 years) but our prodigal sons (Obasanjo and Goatluck) are selfish and were just looting.

Only an idiot will expect a Northerner to Restructure Nigeria

yes sooo. that's why Igbo's want dissolution of this nation.

What faction of afenifere PDp oR APc

Southern Leaders, Abegi make una look inward o, make una no make mistake again o. una shout for democracy during military regime, the democracy came it didn't favor una o! Now Restructure una want, North don dey build gas pipeline from una region, preparation no 1, they want to dey control una water ways and want give una land for their brothers who go fight for them tomorrow in case una do pem. DIVISION IS THE BEST. WE SAY NO TO NIGER-AREA !!

These are men , not the east men grunting under

kingzizzy:
I like Pa Adebanjo, he is a good man. Unfortunately for him, nobody in the core North will ever agree to restructure Nigeria, not now or ever.

marriage no be by force

proeast:
Oga, you better separate if you can. Buhari and his fulani brethren are not ready to restructure one bit.

The only thing that will force them to restructure is when other Southerners join seriously begin to agitate for break-up like IPOB.

You have been crying for restructuring since time Imo river, which they've totally ignored yet you keep sounding like a broken record. Repeating the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result is nothing but madness.

You guys should grow some balls and try to shake the polity the same way IPOB did and see if the fulanis won't call for restructuring with immediate effect.

How many igbo leaders has come out publicly to support Biafra?

yorubanzas are not going anywhere when they lose out in 2023.
Even the restructure gan sef, dem no go smell..

Buratai will be happy to test some new bullets in your coneskull when you try your rubbish. This is not 1999 when you had media monopoly.

No be only una get madness.

ogbuefi677:
lolz
Let us wait for our resident yoruba muslim attack dogs to come and let us know how Adebanjo is a failed politician bla bla

Yoruba started the call for restructuring, where was ipob then and what was their position?

LaboPolitics:
yorubanzas are not going anywhere when they lose out in 2023.
Even the restructure gan sef, dem no go smell..

Buratai will be happy to test some new bullets in your coneskull when you try your rubbish. This is not 1999 when you had media monopoly.

No be only una get madness.

I see you are not listening to your master, Nnamdi Kanu. He warned you never to say nonsense about Yoruba any further.

Guestlander:


I see you are not listening to your master, Nnamdi Kanu. He warned you never to say nonsense about Yoruba any further.

Mr monsurudeen Oloriagbon, cry to Mazi Kanu and beg him to exempt you yoruba muslims specifically, till then you yoruba muslims are still fair game.

Una ewedu coneskulls too dey sweet to 'tospy'. I go dey knack am dey go till Mazi say 'e don do'.

LaboPolitics:


Mr monsurudeen Oloriagbon, cry to Mazi Kanu and beg him to exempt you yoruba muslims specifically, till then you yoruba muslims are still fair game.

Una ewedu coneskulls too dey sweet to 'tospy'. I go dey knack am dey go till Mazi say 'e don do'.

Even your leader Kanu have seen the futility of his methods. You will not get anywhere until you come back to your superiors with a humble heart.

Guestlander:


Even your leader Kanu have seen the futility of his methods. You will not get anywhere until you come back to your superiors with a humble heart.

Have you hateful monsurus learnt anything from the futility of insulting MASSOB whom you celebrated their killings before Mazi Kanu came onboard?

SUPPORTED.

Restructure of Nigeria is for the funny goons. Those with few brain cells above their shoulders demand total and unconditional disintegration. There must be a Republic of Igbo land, period.

LaboPolitics:


Have you hateful monsurus learnt anything from the futility of insulting MASSOB whom you celebrated their killings before Mazi Kanu came onboard?

Nobody paid any attention to MASSOB, not even Biafrans themselves. Stop lying.