Alhaji Balarabe Musa on True Federalism and Restructuring!

Ombuds-Man

What about those clamouring for restructuring, especially the Yoruba, Niger Deltans and Igbo, as the way out of our problems? Vanguard Newspaper April 28, 2019

"Forget about the unnecessary clamour. Whatever government you have, as long as there are no free, fair and legitimate elections; as long as the system controlling the development of our nation is not based on public interest but self-interest, the clamour for restructuring and confederation is all rubbish. Those who talk about restructuring and true federalism, if you ask them, they have nothing to justify it than talking about ethnic nationality; they are not talking about real national issues like unity, like democracy and development in the country. They are not talking about issues that compare us with developed countries in the world; they are talking about things that compare us with the worst people. Nigeria, with her resources, should be compared with one of the five most blessed countries in the world. But these so-called leaders are busy talking about voting into office this useless person or voting out that useless person into the presidency, into the legislature or into the government house at the state level, without demonstrable credibility and experience. That is all they are talking about."

My Comment:

To some extent, I agree with him on principle. The philosophy underlying his argument is sound, but remains totally and unequivocally an illusion. The truth is that his Hausa/Fulani powerbrokers will not allow the kinds of leadership that will push or implement the philosophy that he articulated to emerge as leaders at the national stage. Most often, we had to contend with the worst kinds within them. If I may ask, how come Alhaji Balarabe Musa has not gotten any federal appointment since his impeachment in the Second Republic? How come he is not part of Buhari's inner council or cabal or Abacha's confidants? After all, he is Mallam Aminu Kano protege and a populist/progressive thinker. Now you know why the Yoruba, Igbo and Niger Delta political leaders are pushing for True Federalism and Restructuring. You killed and maimed to secure power at the center, but you are starkly lacking in the rudimentary of governance. We are not asking for True Federalism or Restructuring because we have the crude oil in the Niger Delta. It is as if that geographical section of the country is a curse to the entire country. In the past fifteen years, it was Boko Haram, now it is Bandits. By the way, were it not for the killings in Zamfara and Katsina States, Southerners would not have known that Gold Mining is going on in the Northern region. Who issued the license? How and when? Now you see the problems we have with President Buhari and Northerners like him - and the main reason the demand for True Federalism will not abate. Late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua would have made a difference, but he died too soon. 

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