Yet the governor was at the head of a committee set up by the party to interrogate what restructuring entails. Okechukwu, however, appealed to the Igbo and Yoruba leadership to support the rail, roads and power projects of President Buhari describing them as the pillars of economic restructuring initiated by the president. The APC chieftain disclosed that President Buhari would address the issue of political restructuring in his second term, stressing that the president chose to first embark on a massive renewal of critical infrastructure before considering the political. How far would the north go in acquiescing to restructuring as outlined by the leaders of Southern and Middle Belt regions? And how the country would fare depends on how politicians decide to moderate their ambitions in the interest of the masses.

Source: The Guardian January 21, 2018 03:45 UTC