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.
Saadu Alanamu Kwara 2019 Saka Saadu Gani Saadu Presidential Election Code Of Conduct Tribunal Deji Ajani Jimba Babatunde Theophilus Oyebiyi Ilorin East Babaloja-General Mahmud Babatunde Baker Abdulquowiyu Olododo Kamaldeen Kehinde Balogin Alanamu Habeeb Saidu Moremi High School Just Law Forum Ado Bayero Dan Masanin Oluwatoyin Lukman Egbejila Kayode Ogunlowo Agboola Babatunde Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road National Association Of Nigerian Students Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria Ayobami Akanbi Mohammed Ibrahim Oniye Agboola Abdulraheem Plat Technologies Dagbalodo Mahfouz Adedimeji Ahmed Saidu Rufai Ayinde Oyepitan Iqra Books Baba Isale John Dara Freshvine Nigeria Limited Kale Kawu Danhawa Kwara Damilola Yusuf Alabere Kwara Liberation Group Bluenile Associates Kunbi Titiloye T And K FOODS Christopher Ayeni Chief Of Staff Mazars Consulting Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station Trader Moni Offa Grammer School Ishola Abdullahi Women Radio VADA Sulyman Atolagbe Alege Isa Aremu Omotoso Musa CELF Kunle Suleiman Grillo Ganmo Power Sub-Station Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia Ibrahim Jawondo Femi Oladiji Hassanat Bello Kwara State Pension Board Bamidele Aluko Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi Dankaka Shuaib Abdulkadir Saduki Lafiagi Yusuf Amuda Gobir TETFUND

