Acting President Osinbajo Set To Rename Nigeria, Create 12 Brand New Regions, And 54 States
Jun 23, 2017 8:39 AM
The meeting was convened under the aegis of Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum, and attended by other leaders from Adamawa, Taraba, Southern Kaduna, and the six States in the North Central zone.
In attendance at the meeting were: former Deputy Senate Leader, Jonathan Zwingina from Adamawa; Air Commodore Dan Suleiman (rtd) also from Adamawa; former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Chairman, Ahmadu Ali from Kogi State; and former Senate President, Iyiorchia Ayu, from Benue State.
The Middle Belt leaders who met for over six hours, agreed on how the much-canvassed restructuring could be achieved.
They noted that the existing structure of the Nigerian federation has become a problem, and suggested that the country could best be more successful, by introducing a regional government.
The meeting resolved that in line with the recommendations of the 2014 Confab, a structure of 12 regions as federating units, with 54 States as basic centres of development, would be better for the country.
A statement issued at the end of the meeting and signed by the Secretary of the Middle Belt Forum, John Dara, reads: “In a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-religious country like Nigeria, the federal system makes enormous sense, because it allows the federating units to fully look after their local affairs, and to develop at their own pace. Therefore, we hereby renew our loyalty, love, and strong support, for a united Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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