The Major General Muhammadu Buhari regime has yet to implement a substantial part of its promised restructuring.
on Friday revealed that since the ruling All Progressives Congress bowed to pressure to set up the Nasir El-Rufai APC Committee on True Federalism, just a little has been done to fulfil its campaign promise.
This, the report said, should “take account of items devolved from federal to state governments”. Furthermore, since Section 162 of the constitution already provides for principle of derivation of not less than 13 per cent, there is clearly room for its upward review. Action on this recommendation is still being awaited even as the Senate has inaugurated its committee on Constitution Review.
Akinsiju said it was after the National Assembly had concluded work that a final copy would be sent to the President for his assent. “The APC has done consultations and aggregated and distilled the thoughts and opinions of Nigerians across board collated the report and forwarded to the National Assembly which is the proper channel.
The APC in Article 7 of its April 2014 Constitution as amended) said its Aims and Objectives was: “To promote true federalism in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
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