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Push this federal envelope as far as it can go, even while we undertake the technical aspect of restructuring,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether in terms of dialogue, evolving the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/06\/we-will-fight-corruption-not-people-efcc-chair-bawa-declares\/\">constitution<\/a> or whatever, something has to go on, after all, we\u2019ve had so many of these confabs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He noted that governors should take charge of the welfare of their people while stressing that they need more autonomy to operate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy plea is to governors to start with the immediate responsibility of the welfare of your own people in whatever term and if you study the constitution carefully, I have done this with lawyers, and it seems that a lot can be done at this moment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsult with your lawyers, I have consulted with mine and they also expressed the view that the governors are too timid, there is too much centralised mentality embedded in their minds and they are afraid to come out of their cocoons<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou need a season of greater autonomy for your own states and that is what I mean by pushing the federal envelope as far as it can go even with this impossible document that we have to cease what power, what authority you can derive from the constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka has implored state governors to &#8220;stop being timid&#8221; and push for greater autonomy. 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