Dr. Tokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu has suggested that Nigeria should give autonomy to the regions in order to develop the country. The former ambassador of Nigeria to Holland said that the country must return back to the format it used in the first republic in which each region was autonomous and not depending on the federal government. The Punch reports that the last daughter of the late HID Awolowo said state government’s dependence on the federal government for allocation was not encouraging growth and different from the vision of the founding fathers. She advised south western governors to emulate the legacy of Obafemi Awolowo by making education accessible. “It will be regrettable if the resolutions of the 2014 National Conference are abandoned because the recommendations would help us to move forward. One of the issues we need to get right is our federalism. That is first and foremost. Is this the kind of federalism that was bequeathed to our generation? I am not so sure. READ ALSO:Biafra group intensifies agitation, begins fasting “The present situation where the states are subservient to the Federal Government is not healthy. I believe that we will do better if, as done in the First Republic, each region is granted autonomy. I feel that the prospects of receiving allocations from the Federal Government at Abuja make people to go to sleep and not to work hard.” A few months ago, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, the former secretary-general of the Commonwealth shared the same sentiment too that Nigeria has a lot to gain by remaining as a single entity and suggested that true federalism is the key solution to the country’s problem.
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