Dr. Chris Ngige, the minister of Labour and Employment, on Monday, September 5, disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari is not against restructuring.
Ngige made this known in a chat with newsmen in Awka, the Anambra state capital, even as he revealed that the Buhari-led government has begun restructuring process, but with its first point of call being the nation’s economy, The Punch reports.
According to him, the impact might not be felt immediately but with time, Nigerians will be happy because of the on-going restructuring by the APC administration.
He said: “Nigerians have positively changed their way of doing things for the better and have become more prudent and judicious in their spending pattern.”
Ngige also assured Nigerians that Buhari would look into the political restructuring of the country at the appropriate time.
Dr Chris Ngige has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is restructuring Nigeria.
He said:
“It’s one after the other. After economic restructuring to reposition the economy of this country, the Buhari administration will embark on the political restructuring and will set the modalities for the exercise.”
On whether the restructuring would revisit the 2014 National Conference report, Ngige said
: “When we get there, we shall address the issues.”
Ngige urged the agitating militants to embrace peace, adding that violence would not do anybody any good.
“Militancy and agitations are not the answer to resolving Nigeria’s myriads of problems, which the Buhari administration didn’t create in the first place.
“What is required is for all to support this administration to meet its set goals for the development and transformation of all sections of the country.”
The presidency has continuously kicked against the call from different segments of the Nigerian society that the country should be restructured.
Recently, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the vice president, said restructuring was not the solution to these challenges. He believes what matters is true governance.
But Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria’s former vice president, and other groups in the country do not believe this.
The Niger Delta Avengers, the Indigenous People of Biafra and other agitating groups are all fighting for either restructuring or full secession from Nigeria.
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