So have the leaders of the South South with respect to the armed groups in the region who have been clamouring for self-determination or resource control. Buhari’s January 1, 2018 statement was a pre-emptive strike that has put his party in a difficult situation. Anyone who tells President Buhari that restructuring as an idea will fade away with time is selling him a dummy. In Buhari’s case, devolution of powers is already there in the APC manifesto. The ironic twist to Buhari’s anti-restructuring gaffe is that it came at a time that the nation was nearly completely paralysed.

Source: The Guardian January 09, 2018 03:11 UTC