Tony Icheku in Owerri
Amidst proposals for restructuring of the nation within the ongoing amendments to the 1999 Structure, State governors have been described as obstacles to the profitable realisation of restructuring of the Nigeria’s federation via the proposed amendments of the 1999 Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Describing the governors as authoritarian and emperor-like in disposition, a basis member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Osita Okechukwu, queried the governors over the non-implementation of the 4th and fifth amendments to the 1999 Structure.
Okechukwu stated: “If restructuring is for affluent society and the nice of the best variety of Nigerians, do governors want restructuring earlier than implementing the 4th and fifth amendments of the nation’s structure?”
“Merely put, is monetary independence of the state judiciary and the state legislatures, not deepening of our democracy and elementary restructuring?”
A number of governors have been foot-dragging in the direction of the total implementation of economic autonomy for the State Homes of Meeting and the judiciary, which is the 4th Modification.
Okechukwu, who was the instant previous Director Normal of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), argued that the governors in bi-partisan unholy alliance serially voted towards first line cost of funding to native councils, made a multitude of State Impartial Electoral Commissions and blatantly refused to implement the primary line cost funding of state judiciary and state legislatures which is the 4th modification.
“And for the reason that fifth Modification that decentralises the regulation of electrical energy in Nigeria by permitting states to legislate on the era, transmission, and distribution of electrical energy inside their territories, we’re but to see seen cooperation of state governments from any of the can be regional bloc or geopolitical zone embarking on regional electrical energy chain or railways undertaking?” he submitted.
Okechukwu maintained that although he was not towards restructuring, if restructuring is patriotic seek for affluent society and the nice of biggest variety of Nigerians, however cautioned that “the lukewarm angle of majority of the governors to adherence to the rule of legislation, welfare and safety of our citizenry; dampens our zeal to advocate for concession of extra powers to governors cum emperors.”
Okechukwu agreed that a lot is anticipated of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a progressive, however reminded those that haul blame recreation at Tinubu’s doorstep that “sincerely below our inflexible structure, Mr. President needs to be given good thing about doubt, for he can not restructure single handedly, he has the Nationwide and State Assemblies to deal with and a few them are pessimistic and cynical of devolving extra powers to governors who ape emperors with their authoritarian antics.”
