Why Some People, Groups Are Scared Of Restructuring —El-Rufai

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, says some people are scared that restructuring would affect their political viability.

He said this in a press statement by his Special Adviser to the Governor (Media and Communication), Muyiwa Adekeye.

The statement was titled, ‘Restructuring is a national endeavour, let’s realise it together’, and shared by the governor on his social media handles.
El-Rufai called for a collective national endeavour to secure the necessary constitutional amendments.

He said, “Restructuring is a pragmatic imperative for a more efficient governance structure in our country. It will enable a departure from excessive centralisation, rebalance the federation and locate powers and responsibilities in the tier of government best able to effectively discharge them.

“Pragmatism advises cooperation in attaining this collective endeavour. However, recent comments from some regional groupings make it difficult to escape the suspicion that certain persons regard the realisation of restructuring as a moment of peril.

“They appear to fear that the possibility of restructuring being actualised may erode their political viability or remove a platform for grandstanding. We assure them that they can always find new causes to pursue, post-restructuring, like working with others to ensure that the newly devolved governance structures work efficiently across the federation to deliver better outcomes for all our people.