A former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has urged for the devolution of power and resources from the federal government to state and local governments to better manage available resources and alleviate the ongoing economic crisis.

Obasanjo attributed the crisis to a lack of productivity among Nigerians and mismanagement of resources.

By decentralizing power and resources, he believes that competition at the central level will decrease, allowing for more effective resource management at the local level.

Obasanjo, who was represented by a former Governor of Niger State, Dr Babangida Aliyu, spoke as a guest of honour at the public presentation of the book “Court and Politics,” authored by Dr. Umar Ardo. The book chronicled the first-hand experience of the author in politics and the courts.

According to him, “24 years of practising the presidential system is not enough. The important thing is to devolve power and resources to the states and certain jobs from the federal to state and local governments.”

In his remarks, the Chairman of the committee for the book launch, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, said that Nigeria would continue to have challenges in politics and the electoral process as long as courts continue to base their judgements on technicalities rather than facts of the issues.

Gabam who is also the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party SDP, noted that part of what brought Nigeria to where it is today is that “we have a body, the Independent National Electoral Commission, empowered by the law to conduct elections, and another arm of government, the Judiciary (Court), that decides on who is elected.”

He urged Nigerians to be united and courageous in telling the authorities to do the right thing, adding that being cowards was not the solution.

routed:


Why didn't you do it during your eight years tenure?

Destroyer of our democracy.

ogododo:
A former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has urged for the devolution of power and resources from the federal government to state and local governments to better manage available resources and alleviate the ongoing economic crisis.


Obasanjo attributed the crisis to a lack of productivity among Nigerians and mismanagement of resources.



By decentralizing power and resources, he believes that competition at the central level will decrease, allowing for more effective resource management at the local level.

Obasanjo, who was represented by a former Governor of Niger State, Dr Babangida Aliyu, spoke as a guest of honour at the public presentation of the book “Court and Politics,” authored by Dr. Umar Ardo. The book chronicled the first-hand experience of the author in politics and the courts.

According to him, “24 years of practising the presidential system is not enough. The important thing is to devolve power and resources to the states and certain jobs from the federal to state and local governments.”

In his remarks, the Chairman of the committee for the book launch, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, said that Nigeria would continue to have challenges in politics and the electoral process as long as courts continue to base their judgements on technicalities rather than facts of the issues.

Gabam who is also the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party SDP, noted that part of what brought Nigeria to where it is today is that “we have a body, the Independent National Electoral Commission, empowered by the law to conduct elections, and another arm of government, the Judiciary (Court), that decides on who is elected.”

He urged Nigerians to be united and courageous in telling the authorities to do the right thing, adding that being cowards was not the solution.



https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/02/economic-crisis-obasanjo-urges-devolution-of-power-resources-to-states/

Arobaga:




Whats wrong with what he said?



Abi your state dey barren?



Or you people can’t feed yourselves without help from other states because if you were from a state who’s up and right you shouldn’t have a problem with this



Unity beggars

"Yes. We no' be hypocrite and pretender like tani? We no' be hypocrite and pretender like you…Liar liar!" - Lagbaja - Different Cloth, Different Occasion

Arobaga:
Will the barren regions agree?



Unity beggars



Chanting one Nigeria because of South South oil



Imagine there wasn’t oil in entire south south the kind treatment wey them for give us for pass south East own



Imagine Tinubu wey him entire state and region no get a cup of oil is taking NDDC headquarters to Lagos



If we talk now mods go dey find who to ban



God bless south south and south east

Nursepepeye:
you don't know anything, oil is outdated. Technology has Advanced