Tag: Federalism

Mazi Emeka April 26, 2016

‘Merge 36 states into six geopolitical zones’ – Ekweremadu

The Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has called for the restructuring of the 36 states in the federation into six geopolitical zones, else Nigeria's growth will be retarded. According…

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October 25, 2013

Akin Osuntokun: Nigeria’s shift from Awo to federalism

by Akin Osuntokun The lesson to learn from the return of Al Mustapha is that Nigerians are spiteful of one another and care less for each other’s sensibilities. This behaviour…

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October 13, 2013

Simon Kolawole: A federalism ruined by allocations

by Simon Kolawole Now, how can states become more economically stable and viable? There are two avenues I can think of straightaway. One, solid minerals. The laws are currently skewed…

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August 14, 2013

Opinion: Constitution review and the challenge of nation-building – The path not taken

by Taye Gaskia If the reason for demand for new states is genuinely about development and improving the lives of citizens; and not about creating a treasury pool that can…

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July 24, 2013

Opinion: A female Christ and other miracles of demo(n)cracy

by Ogaga Ifowodo Honourable” Evans Bipi, one of the chief brawlers in the aforementioned incident, is currently the butt of jokes for confessing that he was provoked into violence when…

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March 13, 2013

Ife Adebayo: Nigeria – The urgent need for fiscal federalism (Y! Politico)

Ife Adebayo State Governors can sit, fold their arms and wait for the next bottle of milk from the federal government to pay salaries and fix roads. If these states…

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August 25, 2012

Temie Giwa: In the beginning was federalism (YNaija Frontpage)

It is the job of the central government to guarantee that an Aisha in Jigawa, a Chinwe in Enugu and a Tola in Ibadan all have similar access to public…

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