Restructuring will stop over-dependence on federal allocation – Atiku

Former Vice President and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has once again reiterated his call for the restructuring of the country, The Sun reports.

Atiku made the call in Gombe during the 20th anniversary of the state.

He said power and resources should be devolved to the states; stating that the FG had no responsibility running schools, digging boreholes, constructing and maintaining roads, providing water, electricity or feeding school children.

“These are matters that should be devolved to the states with the accompanying resources. The Federal Government should rather maintain national standards on these and support base that adhere to those standards.

“Federal Government will also help each state in the six geopolitical zones pool resources to be channeled towards infrastructure and service provision, and to streamline operations with a view to saving cost.

“For states to grow, I strongly call for the diversification of their revenue base for them to become self-reliant very soon. I strongly believe the viability of any state largely rests on its ability to finding additional, sustainable revenue base or sources. The days of over dependence on federal revenue allocation should have been over by now,” Atiku said.

Comments (3)

  1. Comment:Atiku is d man with the real change program.We are with U

  2. Comment:My future president in sha Allah you are right. This why I like you to be president of Nigeria because of your policies that will lead to real change of the country. I am patiently waiting for your era. May Almighty Allah live us long to witness that, ameeeeen Ya Allah!!!

  3. @atiku Pls help us get that msg across to @MBuhari .Thank you very much.

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