The Federal Republic Of Nigeria, By Ademola Adigun

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Have a budget and can generate revenue. The Chairman should be elected. Yes, most LGs are appendages of state governors. Same with the House of Assembly. Whose fault is that? GEJ, GMB, Tinubu, Kanu or …… If you cannot force accountability at the LG level, or the state level, why do you think that you will make it happen at the regional level? If you cannot compel your LG chairperson or hold your councillor responsible for things that affect your life, what would change if it became a regional leadership? What would be different? We all were witness to the riots in Oshodi a week ago. Do you know what was at the root of Oluomo, Hamburger, Pato and others fight? Do you understand why the NURTW is still powerful? Do you understand why thugs still roam the land and are untouchable by the police? When you do, you will understand that our problems are not in restructuring Nigeria. That Nigeria is already restructured. That our problems lie in our apathy and our desire to overlook the small and focus on the minute from a distance. Making the center weaker will not solve the problems of corruption, lack of transparency and sheer incompetency coupled with impunity. I have long concluded that we are lazy as a nation when it comes to giving rigour to thinking. We delight in syntax, narratives and transfer of cause to externalities. We are generally incapable of looking inwards and addressing root causes. We like to challenge what we cannot tackle as it gives us an excuse to play the victim. Get involved at the grassroots. Ask your LG to publish revenues and expenditure. Elect smart people with means as councillors. Take back politics from drop outs and professional killers. Force the state to give independence to the LG and monitor them. Elect capable people as Chairpersons. Then demand for service. Then pay your tax and monitor it. But you will not do that. Since you have been taught to point outwards or upwards all your life. Why would you change from a convenient narrative to an inconvenient one? Keep demanding what you will not get and leave what is within your power. That is easier. To Receive Free News Updates, Add To Your WhatsApp: 08033857245; For Adverts Enquiries, Call 08083609209, To Publish Your Articles Or News Stories, Email editor@skytrendnews.com. ]]>