In recent times, the call for restructuring of Nigeria has gained some momentum. The call was not just coming from jokers like Nnamdi Kanu of the infamous Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), but from supposedly respected leaders.
As a matter of fact, it was the former Nigeria’s Vice President, Atiku Abubakar who first raised the idea during the launch of a book…
Since then, many other notable Nigerians have openly shown their support for such idea. To cap it all, the former Nigeria’s military President, retired General Ibrahim Babangida lent his voice recently to the idea of restructuring the country.
The central issue that runs through all such calls was the idea that the restructuring would ensure a more united Nigeria, founded on mutual trust amongst the citizenry.
Of course, while one is not against the restructuring, the drum being beaten so far seems to have the tendency of diverting attention from the main issue that has dragged this country back for a very long time: the issue of corruption for which even the judiciary has become an accomplice. In deed, if the supposed respected leaders of this great country have as much as raising strong voice against the devastating effect of corruption, perhaps, much of the huge nation’s wealth stashed away in many outlets by a negligible few, would have been recovered and put to use for the benefit of many.
People talk about restructuring as if it is the only thing this country needs to advance beyond the present sorry state in which it finds itself, in the hand of corruption and corruption tendencies. And to think that the chieftain of such corruption and corruption tendencies are the now chief advocates of restructuring? [myad]
