The Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) has advised the Federal Government to urgently tackle increasing spate of impunity and restructure the country to attain meaningful progress.
In recent time the incumbent Muhammadu Buhari administration has come under criticism for its human right record, the administration tendency to disobey courts orders has exacerbated the situation.
In recent years, political leaders have been agitating for a restructuring of the country, proponent blamed the current system for the nation’s woes, while suggesting a return to true federalism or regional form of government as practised in the first republic.
Speaking in an interview with Businessday, Wednesday, Emmanuel Dania, national chairman of the ANN, equally blamed the lack of respect for the constitution and the rule of law for the nation’s woes, noting that the problem has worsened under the current administration.
Dania added that little progress could be achieved if the best professionals in all fields are recruited to implement government policies.
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“For me, the fundamental problem in Nigeria now is that the constitutional rule of law is not followed; any government that does not submit to the law is dead on arrival.
“Even if you bring the best professionals in all the fields to work in Nigeria and implement government policies, there would still be a problem if they don’t obey the law,” he said.
According to him, “There is impunity in Nigeria, the President is not obeying Court orders, and there is impunity everywhere; no one is held accountable for offence and for violating the law.”
The national chairman further clamoured for the restructuring of the country among regional lines or amendment of the country so that true federalism could be practised, stressing that the current system was lopsided.
“We need to restructure because the current system is not working; it is either we go back to true federalism or regional government. This is a place where people break the law and go away without being prosecuted. Look at the police, they said they are not enough to guard us but we still see them as escorts to the elite,” Dania added.
