What devolution of power will do to Nigeria’s 36 states – Ambode

Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, has said he is in support of agitations for the restructuring and devolution of powers in the country, because they will rescue 36 states of the federation from its present disadvantaged position.

Ambode stated this at the Fourth Quarter, 2017 Town Hall Meeting, the 9th in the series, held in Kosofe Local Government.

According to him, the clamour across the country for restructuring was not out of place as the current political structure was seriously hindering Nigeria’s development.

He said the state government stands solidly behind the position of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on the issues of devolution of powers and the need to entrench true federalism.

The Governor, while responding to a question raised by a resident on calls for true federalism said, “I support true federalism; I support all the issues raised by Asiwaju; we are on the same page. That is the page of APC; that is where we are and that is what we are committed to. Like I have always said, we need to deal with issues that relate to devolution of powers.

“Like somebody said, if I have more resources, all these items that you are coming to raise here, once you raise it, I will just say done. I need more money. So, why should somebody be saying they are the ones in charge of inland waterways when the waterways is transporting my own people and my own services and when there is a law about it”.

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