Nigeria heading no where – Soludo, Anyaoku

A former Commonwealth Secretary-
General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, and a former
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria,
Prof. Charles Soludo, have yet again call for
the restructuring of the country.
– Anyaoku said Nigeria had under performed
due to its current 36-states structure, where
all the states were dependent on the central
government for survival
Former Commonwealth Secretary-General,
Chief Emeka Anyaoku
Eminent Nigerians including A former
Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief
Emeka Anyaoku, and a former Governor of
the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Charles
Soludo, have yet again call for the
restrtucturing of the country.
Both men spoke in Abuja during the public
presentation of a book, ‘Nigeria: The
Forsaken Road to Nationhood and
Development’, written by a retired diplomat
and Nigeria’s former Ambassador to
Switzerland, Dr. Humphrey Orjiako.

Anyaoku said Nigeria had under performed
due to its current 36-states structure, where
all the states were dependent on the central
government for survival.
He added that it was time the country
reverted to regional governments.
“I think the Nigeria we have, of 36 federating
units now, is not working. The country
continues to underperform because of the 36
states we have now. About 27 of the states
cannot pay the salaries of their workers.”
On his part, Soludo said the present
structure of the country was outdated and
would not enhance its development,
describing the Federal Government as a
major constraint to the states.

“The Federal Government in Nigeria is a major
constraint to the states and that is why some
of us believe that the current structure that we
have is for a time we no longer live in.
“The current structure was designed to share
and consume the oil rent, and I have argued
that the structure that is designed for
consumption cannot be efficient for
production. So, we know that it will have its
own ripple effects.”