The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has questioned Southern governors following their demand for the restructuring of the country.
Malami in an interview on Channels
Television’s programme, Politics Today said the governors should ensure the
functionality and efficiency of the local government before clamouring for
restructuring.
“My view about restructuring
cannot be divorced from the political undertone. We have an existing structure.
As for tiers of government, we have – Federal, State, and Local Governments.
“Those clamouring for
restructuring, what have they done to ensure the functionality and efficiency
of the local government.
“Here we have a governor clamouring
for restructuring and denying a local government (which is a tier of
government) the financial resources to function effectively,” he said.
The AGF, therefore, said the
governors cannot demand restructuring of the country noting that there is no
justification for it.
“You cannot be clamouring for
restructuring in a system whereby you have a responsibility to allow the
existing tiers of government to operate. You are denying them functional
operation and you are shouting restructuring.
“You cannot clamour for
restructuring in a situation whereby you have the responsibility to allow local
government to flourish and function optimally. You are undermining their
operation by denying them autonomy granted constitutionality and yet you are
clamouring for restructuring.”
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