Buhari Government Already Implementing Elements Of Restructuring, Osinbajo Insists

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, has made it clear that Muhammadu Buhari government believes in restructuring of the country, and has already been implementing some elements of it.
In a statement by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, in which he denied ever describing those agitating for restructuring as political jobbers, Osinbajo stressed that he believes in everybody expressing himself in the democracy Nigeria is practicing.
“The Buhari administration has been active in supporting State rights in several ways, including in fiscal matters and will continue to do so.”
The Acting President said that he too has been a supporter of State police, based on the community policing model.
He said that he had also been advocating for devolution of powers to the States and fiscal federalism.
“At no time did the Acting President say that those asking for restructuring were political jobbers looking for appointments. The video, audio tapes and full text of his speech at the National Security summit, organised last week by the Department of State Services, (DSS) are publicly available.
“While several newspapers and media outlets reported Professor Osinbajo’s said speech last Wednesday, not one of the publications made such a blatantly inaccurate claim that he said those asking for restructuring were political jobbers.
“Besides, the debate on restructuring is an important one and the calls for restructuring cover a wide range of legitimate and constitutionally valid issues. “Indeed, all Nigerians have both a right and a duty to advance their arguments on the subject.” [myad]