Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has faulted insinuations by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that he opposed restructuring of the country.
Osinbajo in a letter published today in Premium Times restated his rejection of geographical restructuring as a solution to Nigeria’s problems.
In the letter, entitled: “Re: Osinbajo got it wrong on restructuring – Atiku”, the vice president said that he would have expected Abubakar to at least get the full text of his comments before making public refutal on his postulation.
“But I understand; we are in that season where everything is seen as fair game,” he further noted.
Read the full letter below:
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, PREMIUM TIMES
RE: OSINBAJO GOT IT WRONG ON RESTRUCTURING – ATIKU
Kindly permit me a response to a piece in your publication, titled “Osinbajo got it wrong on Restructuring,” written, we are told, by my illustrious predecessor in office, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
First, let me say that I really would have expected Alhaji Abubakar to at least get the full text of my comments before his public refutal of my views. But I understand; we are in that season where everything is seen as fair game! He quoted me as saying that “the problem with our country is not a matter of restructuring… and we must not allow ourselves to be drawn into the argument that our problems stem from some geographic re-structuring”.
Yes, I said so.
As the quote shows, I rejected the notion that geographical restructuring was a solution to our national problems. Geographical restructuring is either taking us back to regional governments or increasing the number of States that make up the Nigerian federation.
But I understand; we are in that season where everything is seen as fair game! He quoted me as saying that “the problem with our country is not a matter of restructuring… and we must not allow ourselves to be drawn into the argument that our problems stem from some geographic re-structuring”.
