Constraining as it is, Mr Soyinka, chairman of the event, said, the current constitution still offered some decent room for manoeuvre if elected political leaders, particularly governors, wanted to truly render dutiful stewardship to citizens. Nothing has been more sickening, the writer said, than seeing elected governors shackle themselves in a “centralist mindset” state when indeed they ought to be challenging some of the unitarist over-reach of the federal government.
Mr Ofeimun, a poet, essayist, and former president of the Association of Nigerian Authors , raised dusts in his advocacy for the decentralisation of the country’s constitutional principles, the important need to protect minority rights, the failed obligations for a social compact with citizens, the unchecked rampage of the agricultural economy of farmers by herdsmen in the middle belt and in the South-west region of the country as well as on the imperative of a mass education programme that...
Mr. Sanusi reasoned that: “I think building a consensus is a process but the process itself has to be guarded. We have had many so-called national conferences and reports have been written. What happened after that? Nothing. Have we thought that the bloated structure of elective offices is the absolute recipe for irresponsibility? 109 senators and 360 rep members.
To this point, the academic, Akin Fadaunsi, reminded the former emir that “Nigeria is a patrilineal society,” a prompting that whatever portion of culture affect the definition of a Nigerian, he or she is ultimately defined by the father’s lineage.
Na the “others” go cast the matter
Waste of time if it doesn't involve buahri resigning or leaving somehow, unless the discussion is for post-2023.
If Nigeria wants to be saved, either restructure or divide. So simple.
Soyinka and sanusi again that's how you people went and brought buhari back from his retirement base to power in detriment of suffering Nigerians now
Don’t get it twisted. It’s not “saving Nigeria from collapse,” it’s redeeming a collapsed Nigeria. Nigeria totally collapsed, the day MBuhari was re-elected elected President. BuhariMustGo RevolutionNow OccupyNigeria EndSARS
Na them discuss us into wetin we dey face today, and still dey remain relevant. It is our generation, let's come together to solve our problems not these ones, With due respect please. SanusiLamidoS WSoyinkaCentre
Wishful thinking. Nigeria is for sale. Those caterpillars &cankerworms milking & holding the country hostage are still very much in firm grip of all levers of power & will do everything possible to maintain the evil status quo.
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