Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) Governors’ Forum, Mr Ayodele Fayose has chided the All
Progressives Congress (APC) for constituting a committee for the
restructuring of Nigeria, saying the party was acting as if it is
greater than Nigeria and its people.
Governor Fayose, who spoke on Friday, through his Special Assistant on
Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said; “Setting up
committee on restructuring of Nigeria as if the country is now a
personal property of the APC is the peak of the party’s display of ego
and contempt for Nigerians.”
The governor said the APC was only playing to the gallery with the
constitution of the committee; adding that; “It is hypocritical and
funny that the same APC, which shunned the 2014 National Conference
and made sure that its government did not implement the conference
report is now setting up committee on restructuring of the country.
“It is even more laughable that the APC which made restructuring part
of its manifesto needed to wait for Nigerians to agitate for
restructuring before setting up committee on it.”
Governor Fayose agreed that the current structure of the country is
unbalanced, unjust and over-centralized, saying the 2014 National
Conference report should rather be adopted and implemented by the
APC-led federal government instead of the APC embarking on a wild
goose chase.
He said some of the recommendations made by the 2014 National
Conference will help to move the country forward if implemented,
noting that partial resource control, state police, state
constitution, freedom of every state to explore and exploit its
natural resources and develop at its own pace as recommended by the
2014 National Conference were notable among reasons for agitations for
restructuring.
While describing the APC as a party of promise and fail people that
Nigerians must never vote again, Governor Fayose said; “One is not
surprised that everything the APC promised Nigerians has been denied.
They promised restructuring, but were quick to throw the report of the
2014 conference to the dustbin. Even their Change slogan, they have
abandoned.”
