Nigeria is
currently not having the best of times economically, while the country's
leaders must act fast to save the country from collapse, Obong Victor Attah, former
governor of Akwa Ibom state, has said.
Victor Attah hinted
that Nigeria will soon disintegrate, warning that the only solution is for the
country to immediately commence the practice of true federalism. He says only
true fiscal federalism can save Nigeria.
Attah, who is the co-chairman of Pan Niger
Delta Forum (PANDEF), reportedly spoke on a private radio station in Uyo, the
capital of Akwa Ibom state on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, The Sun reports him as saying: “Under a fiscal regime, as it were
in the days of the regions, states, would contribute 50 percent of their
resources to the central government and use 50 percent for development of their
territories, such that multiplier effects would douse 90 percent of tensions in
the country.”
Attah, a former
chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, was governor between 1999 and 2007,
and has been fighting for resource control. He believes that some states are
not viable and that if granted true federalism, they would look inwards to
generate revenue.
NAIJ.com learnt that he argued that Nigeria
would have achieved more significant development if the country was practising
true fiscal federalism. Many other Nigerians have also argued in the same line.
The former governor also advocated for the adoption of two-party system urging
parties with similar ideologies to merge.
“Two major
political parties are good for this country, so that when one is not doing
well, the people should have a choice to vote the other,” he said, even as he
urged Nigerians to defend their votes in every election and demand for
accountability from their governors at every point in time. He also commended
President Muhammadu Buhari for his achievements so far.
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Source: Naij.com
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