Adebanjo Urges FG To Implement True Federalism

The leader of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo has appealed to the Federal Government to adopt true federalism in a bid to establish regional autonomy that would enable federating units to cater for themselves.

Adebanjo made the plea in Lagos, yesterday during the 2023 Goke Omisore Annual Lecture (GOAL) with the theme, “Southwest Regional Integration: The DAWN Commission Approach”.

Ayo Adebanjo, while recalling the contribution of the late Obafemi Awolowo to develop the Western region, said the late sage fought against the colonial unitary constitution.

He said, “Awolowo told the colonial masters that they cannot rule Nigeria with the unitary system of government”.

Adebanjo while calling on President Bola Tinubu’s administration to adopt a constitution that would embrace federalism, noted that the absence of true federalism would deter the growth of the country.

He continued, “All the theories Awolowo propounded are still practicable today. Let’s forget self-aggrandisement.

“Let the new president change this constitution to the federal system where each region would develop at its own pace.”