Tag: Economic restructuring

“Devolution of power to States, LGAs solution to economic crisis” – Obasanjo

Aminu Imam

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has blamed the current economic crisis being faced in the country on lack of productivity among Nigerians and mismanagement of the availability of resources. Obasanjo stated this yesterday, at the public presentation of a book: ‘Court and Politics’, authored by Dr. Umar Ardo. He also called for devolution of power and resources from the Federal Government to the states and local governments to ensure effective management of resources and reduce competition at the centre.The book chronicled the first-hand experience of the author in politics and the…

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Economic Restructuring: APC mulls implementation of el-Rufa’i C’ttee’s report on true federalism

Aminu Imam

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), has said it is working towards the implementation of former Governor Nasir el-Rufa’i committee’s report on true federalism. APC’s deputy national organising secretary, Nze Chidi Duru, disclosed this during an interactive session with newsmen at the weekend in Abuja. Recall that the APC had set up a 23-man committee on true federalism, headed by Nasir El-Rufa’i, which submitted its report on January 14, 2018. The committee recommended that power be devolved to states on issues, such as policing…

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