Former Archbishop of Calabar Anglican Diocese, Tunde Adeleye has said unless Nigeria adopts true federalism, the sociopolitical quagmire in the country will persist.
Adeleye insisted that full power of autonomy should be given to all the sub-nationals to function without total dependence on the central government.He spoke yesterday evening in response to Rt. Rev. Godfrey Ifeanyichukwu Ekpenisi, Anglican Diocese of Ika, who gave a lecture on the theme, “Recovering Nigeria Through Transformal Leadership”.

The Anglican Church had organized the 2nd Birthday Colloquium in honour of Adeleye in Calabar after his retirement two years ago.
Adeleye said, “The biggest problem Nigeria is having is the disregard of true federalism. The country should adopt the truest form of federalism, not what is practised now. Each federating unit should have its own police, independent parliament, legal system, school system, control of its resources, etc.

“It shouldn’t be compulsory to have schools have the same system. It’s not workable to have people from the South or West posted to the north to do police duties when they’re not familiar with the locals or nooks and crannies.

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Seconded!

Powerful and upright man

No be that primate Ayodele

It's that or we break up

The extremist who doesn't like to be taxed so the infidels don't enjoy is sweat will be motivated to pay tax if his region won't have to give the tax to another region of infidels.

1000% correct. Below, if a truly progressive people, is what all Nigerians should be insisting Tinubu deliver asap.

Yet we know some , because of ethno-religious hatred of others, will keep touting their messiah as the only one with the magic wand to rescue Nigeria whereas progressive and developmental minds know that progressive and developmental governance systems, which Nigeria does not have, is key.

Let Mother Theresa or Jesus resurrect to lead Nigeria today. They will fail unless Nigeria is restructured with economic and developmental powers residing in regions rather than in the corrupt and inept hands of the federal government under a 'winner loot all' central and grossly incompetent arrangement.

Buhari and co got away with all they did because of the inept centrist government system of Nigeria where accountability and effective checks and balances, against misrule and corruption, is zero.

Below is what we need pronto.

"The biggest problem Nigeria is having is the disregard of true federalism. The country should adopt the truest form of federalism, not what is practised now. Each federating unit should have its own police, independent parliament, legal system, school system, control of its resources, etc.

“It shouldn’t be compulsory to have schools have the same system. It’s not workable to have people from the South or West posted to the north to do police duties when they’re not familiar with the locals or nooks and crannies.

This bishop is right... If not Tinubu will keep groping at straws

christejames:
This bishop is right... If not Tinubu will keep groping at straws

Totally agree 100%. As soon as Tinubu gets Nigeria to somewhat stable grounds, where Nigerians are less distressed, he must uncompromisingly move to restructure Nigeria or his Presidency will fail.

All others Presisents who will then follow him, will also continue to fail for the next 1000 years if non is brave or resolute enough to restructure Nigeria and empower regional autonomy.

What all Nigerian Presidents have always done is 'treat the symptoms and not the cause'. I hope Tinubu will have the resolve to be different.

BISHOP IS RIGHT.
KUDOS TO OUR MILITARY POLITICIANS FOR ESTABLISHING A 36 CONSTITUTIONAL COST, ASSEMBLY AND RECOVERY CENTRES THAT CAN BARK AND NOT BITE.
OUR MILITANT CIVILIANS MUST NOW ADOPT FULL AUTONOMOUS POLICING RESOURCING AND ELECTIONEERING STATUSES TO RUN OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SO THAT THE DREAMS AND LABOURS OF OUR HEROES PAST WILL NEVER BE IN VAIN AND EMILOKAN WILL BE RELEVANT FOR LIFE.

BISHOP IS RIGHT.
KUDOS TO OUR MILITARY POLITICIANS FOR ESTABLISHING A 36 CONSTITUTIONAL COST, ASSEMBLY AND RECOVERY CENTRES THAT CAN BARK AND NOT BITE.
OUR MILITANT CIVILIANS MUST NOW ADOPT FULL AUTONOMOUS POLICING RESOURCING AND ELECTIONEERING STATUSES TO RUN OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SO THAT THE DREAMS AND LABOURS OF OUR HEROES PAST WILL NEVER BE IN VAIN AND EMILOKAN WILL BE RELEVANT FOR LIFE.

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