A former governor of the old Kaduna, Balarabe Musa Friday, in a telephone conversation with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said most of the people calling for restructuring have ulterior motives.

Highlights:

•  These people whose voices were loudest were hypocrites – as they advocated the idea for selfish, political, ethnic and even secessionist agenda.
• Musa added that only very few individuals are demanding for the restructuring of the country for genuine reasons.
• “…unfortunately, there is no consensus on the form that restructuring should take,’’ he said.
• The former governor, however, noted that there was need for the country to promote unity and development.
• “To me the best form of restructuring is the one that will achieve three things: one, promote the unity of the country; two, empower the regions via a shift to regional system of government, and three, that would put the economy in the hands of government and not the private sector,’’ he said.
• Musa explained that a shift to the regional system of government would foster healthy competition among the regions, which he said, was good for national development.
• He lamented that the control of the economy by the private sector had created a super rich few and pauperised the masses, saying there was the need for government to be more involved in business, to promote equality.

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