One thought has been in my mind for years. It is the need to create a law that makes it mandatory for every state to appoint a non-indigene as commissioner in all 36 states of Nigeria. Below are th...
One thought has been in my mind for years. It is the need to create a law that makes it mandatory for every state to appoint a non-indigene as commissioner in all 36 states of Nigeria. Below are the modalities and the reasons for such a proposal.
Ondo State can be used as another example. Even though Ondo State is in the South-West zone, there are indigenous Ijaws in Ondo State. An Ijaw from Ondo State, for example, should not be qualified to be appointed the commissioner for national integration in Bayelsa State, which is predominantly Ijaw. Similarly, even though Kogi State is in the North-Central zone, an Okun Yoruba from Kogi should not be appointed the commissioner for national integration in Ogun State.
Most Nigerians don’t understand clearly what federalism means. The country has also not done much to make the citizens understand what federalism means. The Nigerian Constitution still recognises citizens from their state of origin rather than their state of residence. The citizens pay taxes and contribute to the growth of their state of residence.
This is a regular scene that is replayed anytime Nigerians relate with one another on ethnic levels. This is what the ministry of national integration will seek to change.
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