I FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AGITATION FOR THE REPUBLIC OF BIAFRA~ By Ogbeide Ifaluyi-Isibor!!! A MUST READ!!!!!!
I FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AGITATION FOR THE REPUBLIC OF BIAFRA~ By Ogbeide Ifaluyi-Isibor!!! A MUST READ!!!!!! As the Biafra agitation has progressed,the call for restructuring as always has taken centre stage in virtually all discussions today. Nigeria's present structure of an overburdened centre struggling to carry 36 viable and to some extent unviable states does not have the capacity to maximize the significant gains of a genuine fiscal federation. Political restructuring is therefore the panacea for economic growth of Nigeria going forward. The inability of Local government councils to function as well as some state governments will remain a stumbling block to addressing the Governance needs of the people thus the need for a devolution of more powers to States and Local governments. Some have also argued and rightly so, that regionalizing the six geopolitical zones will spur healthy competition and economic prosperity leveraging on the comparative advantages of ea...