Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has reacted to calls made by the southern governors, saying Nigeria should embrace restructuring.
State governors from the southern part of the country had on Tuesday met in Asaba and issued a communique in which they demanded the immediate restructuring of Nigeria and the banning of open grazing in their areas of jurisdiction.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Bello said the younger Nigerians should be allowed to take charge of the nation’s affairs.
“Let us restructure and allow the younger generations take over the leadership of this country,” Governor Bello said. “The level from some certain quarters where restructuring is sounding so loud let us look back into history.”
He made the comment while speaking on Channels Television’s
Politics Today.
“Nigerians, the youth and women, and all Nigerians, including very objective elites are asking me to run for President in 2023,” he said.
“And I believe it is high time that we look into capacity, who can do the job, who is going to unify this country. And I think they are seeing something in me that they are asking me to come and unite and fix this country.
All Nigerians are asking me to run for President in 2023. My answer will be in affirmative in a few time from now. – Yahaya Bello, Kogi State Governor#PoliticsToday#CTVTweetspic.twitter.com/WMClqhu3MQ
Bello stated this on Friday, while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme.
“Nigerians, the youth and women, including very objective elites, are asking me to run for president in 2023.
“I believe it is high time that we looked into capacity, who can do the job, who is going to unify this country.
“I think they are seeing something in me that they are asking me to come and unite and fix this country.
“My answer will be in the affirmative a few times from now.
“I want to urge each and every one of us to be patient. It’s a work in progress. And by the grace of God, I am not going to disappoint you when the time comes for me to give a response to that,” Bello said.
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I read with great displeasure the reactions and comments credited to Senators Lawan , Ndume and Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila to the clarion calls by the southern governors for restructuring of the country and for Mr President to address the nation along with the ban of open grazing in the south. I am aware that these national legislators are from Mr President’s party hence should defend him at all costs even if the country is boiling .
The Senate President said that the worsening security situation in the country is a result of a lack of a functional local government system. This is fallacious and misleading. Is it the local government system that controls the security agencies and our National Intelligence agencies? Who appoints the service chiefs, the local government chairman or the president of the country? Who is recognized as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the Feder
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The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, has said Southern governors in the country won’t get the solution to the various problems confronting the region by playing to the gallery.
Ndume, who is representing the Borno South Senatorial District in the upper chamber, stated this on Thursday while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme monitored by
The PUNCH.
The Senator again faulted the decision of the Southern governors to ban open grazing in the South-West, South-East and the South-South geopolitical zones of the country, adding that open grazing was not the problem but insecurity.