Former Vice President and
Chieftain of All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has commended the
resolution of the APC Progressive Governors Forum which called for
restructuring and true federalism of Nigeria, saying the issue transcends
religion and ethnicity.
The former vice president also
described as patriotic the convergence of positions around restructuring by
leaders from diverse regions of the country, noting that it confirms that he
(Atiku Abubakar) was not just a lone voice in the wilderness in the
inevitability of restructuring of Nigeria for the good of all.
The former vice president, in a
statement in Abuja on Tuesday by his Media Office, explained that the agitation
for secession would not have arisen if the country had shown sincere readiness
to address the underlying problems that feed the agitations by separatist
forces.
According to Atiku,
the restructuring debate transcends the ambition of any single politician in
Nigeria. He said any attempt to ignore the agitations could make a bad
situation more complicated.
He said with so much hate, distrust,
suspicions and fears in the country, political leaders should not be afraid to
confront the challenge.
According to him, our current
federal structure should be freely discussed by allowing the federating units
voice their grievances with a view to finding workable solutions that protects
the rights and interests of all.
He said the country could not
afford to allow bottled up frustrations of the people to explode into violence,
which threatens not only innocent lives, but also harms the country’s economic
assets.
Well spoken Atiku. I want to add that it is the diabolical nature of human being not to accept change when a system favors him but in our present day situation, change is eminent because those working against it the Almighty God will call them to order.
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