Blame recession on 1999 constitution, not Buhari’s APC - Akande
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| Chief Akande |
Akande, a former Governor of Osun state, lamented that the 1999 constitution was riddled with inequalities as it allowed for the recognition of some states with more local government areas than others despite the fact that those with few LGAs could have more population than the others.
He said this inequality makes for such states with
more LGAs to have more allocations from the Federal government; a situation he
said robs other states of even development. Mr. Akande who spoke at a meeting
in Iwo Town, Osun State during the Weekends also said that the constitution led
to the agitations for break-up of the country and the restructuring being sung
by many voices in the country.
“What we
are saying, for instance, is that the constitution, which (according to 1999
census) gave Lagos State with 5,725,153 population 20 local governments, also
gave Kano State with 5,810,494 population 44 local governments.
“The same
constitution, which gave Anambra with 2, 796,510 population 21 local
governments, also gave Jigawa with 2, 875,559 population 27 local governments.
“Such constitutional provisions seem capable of denying the federating
components of Nigeria equal opportunities for accessing the national revenue
allocations; hence the agitation for restructuring and resource control. “Such
agitations may not be healthy for community harmony, national security, peace
and economic development”, he said.
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