QUESTION 2 OF 23 PRESIDING QUESTIONS FOR 2023 PRESIDENTIAL QUESTS: THEIR AMBITIONS VERSUS OUR CONVICTIONS


 SECTION A: REFORM OF GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE FOR DECENTRALIZATION/FEDERALISM; FOR ECONOMIC REVOLUTION & SECURITY RESTORATION

The constitutional decentralization of “legal, geographical, administrative, political and economic” paraphernalia to the 36 States, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and 774 Local Government Area (LGA) Councils is not likely to effectively promote massive economic growth in Nigeria. These subnational governments, if empowered, would not be better positioned to identify their areas of comparative economic strength and seek private sector collaboration for quicker exploration of same. These subnational units, if empowered, would not be able to effectively stimulate local production and expand local economies for increase in their individual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) that will eventually improve the national aggregate of GDP. For instance, Ondo State’s vast and untapped bitumen deposits and the envisaged Port Ondo project do not stand a better chance of being realized if “legal, geographic, administrative, political and economic powers” were devolved to subnational units. Therefore, it is better for our anticipated President in 2023 to continue with the overcentralized, overbearing and far-away governance structure that is dominated by the Federal government and represses the willingness of States and LGAs to put their economic destinies in their hands.

a. I strongly agree              b. I agree    c. I disagree             d. I strongly disagree

Dr. Adetolu Ademujimi is a Medical Doctor, Author, Reformer, Coach and Public Policy expert who wrote in from Akure in Nigeria. Email: ademujimi@yahoo.co.uk; Twitter: @toluademujimi; Instagram: @adetoluademujimi; Linkedin: @adetolu ademujimi

 

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