Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, and human rights activist, Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has told President Muhammadu Buhari to divide the country into eight regional structures.
Agbakoba noted that there are so many unclear issues in Nigeria about how people of the country want to organize themselves and how they want to live together.
The senior lawyer told reporters at the weekend that insecurity and other serious issues facing the country “can’t be fully arrested,” if the central government remains so strong as it is now.
“this is what some people have called the restructuring question, some call it the national question, but I call it devolution of powers question.”
He advised the president to identify the ethnic regionalities and create eight big blocs.
He also, recommended implementation of the Aburi Accord.
“The Aburi Accord recognized that Nigeria’s problems were as a result of our diversity not being well managed. We need to manage our diversity that is the way we can move forward.”
