Gen. Zamani Calls For More State Creation To Aid Healthy Competition
The Middle Belt Elders Council (MBEC), represented by the Council’s chairman, Gen. Lekwot Zamani (rtd) has advocated for the creation of more states in the country to facilitate healthy development and peace in the country.
Disclosed in a statement, the call gears toward creating healthy competition among the states and infuse a deep sense of belonging and patriotism in everyone. It partly read.
The MBEC believed that creation of more states in Nigeria would bring government to every nook and cranny of the federation and for states to take charge of their resources and contribute to the federal government.
He said, “Given the complex nature of the federation, the call by some people for a return to regionalism is untenable. Under such a system before the coup in January 1966, the minorities were seriously marginalized by the major ethnic groups.
“Since change is the progressive phenomenon that makes life interesting, true federalism with the states under the zones as the federating units vide the 2014 National Conference recommendation is the most effective option which we fully support.”
Lekwot added that the vast agricultural land, huge natural resources and the creative talents that abound in the state would then be properly harnessed to free citizens from the shackles of poverty and insecurity by providing employment for the teeming youths.
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