Former Vice President , Atiku Abubakar\u00a0 has said that the restructuring committee set up by the All progressive Congress, APC, was needless.<\/p>\n
On his twitter handle, Atiku said: \u201cI favor restructuring because I am proudly Nigerian and favour a united Nigeria that offers every man, woman, and child a brighter future where each and everyone has a chance to build and share in this great nation\u2019s potential.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe restructuring I want to see happen is changing the structure of our country to take power from the elite and give it back to whom it belongs to, the people.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will help to bring the benefits of the change that our people were promised in the last general election.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe whole purpose of restructuring is to eliminate those policies that feed the mindset that drives the sharing behavior.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur national wealth is being drained by a select few instead of building a country for all of us. It has to end.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to return resources and power back\u00a0 to the people.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy restructuring, we can guarantee unity, equity, security for our nation. I favor a united Nigeria that offers everyone a brighter future and we have a chance to build and share in this great nation\u2019s potential.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe restructuring I want to see happen is to bring the benefit of the change that our people were promised in the last general election.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me caution that restructuring is not a magic bullet that would resolve all Nigeria\u2019s challenges but is a necessary first step.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose, who seek to dismember the country, think that once their dream is achieved their part of the country will become a paradise. Not so.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo me, restructuring means making changes to our current federal structure so it comes closer to the vision of our founding fathers.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt also means restructuring the very issues and challenges that led our founding fathers to opt for a less centralized system.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe issue of restructuring is beyond resource control. My vision of restructuring will not make some states richer and others poorer. Restructuring is a win-win for all Nigerian states.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we are to grow our revenues we need to change the way we think of our resources and nurture them for the benefit of all.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo let us start by not thinking as if our resources consist only of oil. Oil is not infinite.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must begin to look for other and more sustainable sources of income than oil.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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