Nigeria's federal arrangement defective, requires restructuring – Prof Ojo
Prof. Gbade Ojo has called for political and fiscal restructuring of the federal arrangement in Nigeria.
The senior lecturer at the Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Ojo rejected the suggestion that the country should embrace proportional representation in its political system.
The ex-Chief of Staff to former Oyo Governor Abiola Ajimobi said what Nigeria needed was restructuring, rather than proportional representation.
The don stressed that the current convoluting federalism is not ideal for national integration.
“Political elites should be sincere to know that the federal arrangement is defective and requires serious restructuring,” he asserted.
Ojo said the First Republic style, in which each region was autonomous, should be brought back, especially with the number of ethnic conglomerates.
“The idea of proportional representation in this kind of a federal arrangement that is too centralized can simply not work,” the professor added.
(NAN)
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Salihu Alhaji Musa HYPPADEC Babatunde Ishola Babaita Mohammed Ghali Alaaya LEAH Charity Foundation General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Segun Ogunsola Ayinde Oki Edret Sabi Abel Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq Abdulrasaq Alaro Elections Air Peace Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman Abubakar Usman Jos Apaokagi Ladi Hassan IF-K Toyosi Thomas Shururat Olatinwo Abdulrosheed Okiki Jumoke Gafar Sulyman Age AbdulKareem Omu-aran AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi Shuaib Abdulkadir Abubakar Baba Sulaiman Ojuekun Iyeru Grammar School Kamaldeen Ajibade Bolaji Nagode SUBEB John Kehinde Salako Raji AbdulRasaq Barakat Community Secondary School Tsado Manman 3MTT A.O. Belgore Ijagbo Nigeria Computer Society Mustapha AbdulGaniyu Students Union Government Umar Gunu Ilorin South Shettima Of Ilorin Okoolowo Yeketi Femi Gbajabiamila Yunus Lawal Durbar Festival IHS Towers ER-KANG Mining Christopher Ayeni Risikat Lawal Kazeem Oladepo Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria CKNG Moji Makanjuola Okanlawon Taiwo Umaru Saro Shuaib Olarongbe Saadu Yusuf Usman Rifun Emir Of Ilorin Offa Grammer School Ilorin Talaka Parapo Ayinde Oyepitan Adegoke Bamidele Muhammad Ghali Alaaya Standard Organization Of Nigeria Hikmah AbdulKareem Sobi Idi-Ape Fatai Olodo Otunba Taiwo Joseph Plat Technologies Ajidagba

