{"id":340242,"date":"2024-09-29T09:30:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T08:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=340242"},"modified":"2024-09-29T09:30:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T08:30:48","slug":"federalism-not-necessary-for-nigeria-says-senator-ndume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/09\/29\/federalism-not-necessary-for-nigeria-says-senator-ndume\/","title":{"rendered":"Federalism not necessary for Nigeria, says Senator Ndume"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The Borno senator said democracy should be prioritize federalism<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/08\/07\/ndume-apologises-over-tinubus-comment\/\"><strong>Senator Ali Ndume from Borno South<\/strong><\/a> says the push for federalism in Nigeria&#8217;s constitutional reform is unwarranted, arguing that it doesn&#8217;t fit the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Ndume spoke while addressing reporters during the Senate Committee on Constitutional Review retreat in Kano on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, there are 195 countries in the world, and only 25 practice federalism. So, the clamour for federalism is not necessary. If it were better, 100 out of 195 countries would have adopted it,&#8221; Ndume said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocracy means government of the people, by the people, and decisions should be made for the people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The media would do this country a great service if they downplay issues of constitutional review and instead focus on the main issues of transparency, equity, justice, and accountability\u2014values that the citizens care about, regardless of who governs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf fairness, justice, and equity are achieved, the President and the legislature would not be above the law. But right now, that\u2019s not what is happening in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today, if I speak, they say it\u2019s just Ndume, but I can\u2019t talk to you if I\u2019m not a Senator.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFederalism has its own advantages and disadvantages. If you look at countries that have progressed significantly, they have their own systems, which are not necessarily federalism, and they have developed without being overly concerned with federalism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur major challenge in this country is corruption. To this day, there is no law that effectively addresses corruption. Only in Nigeria are people celebrated after stealing public funds, and no one asks where the money came from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn other developed countries, they ask questions about how and where you got anything.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, I tried to pass a law in the National Assembly on corruption, but it has not seen the light of day. There is no law today in Nigeria that effectively tackles corruption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the local government autonomy, Ndume said, \u201cI support local government autonomy. When we say there are three arms of government, that\u2019s why the President went to the Supreme Court and got a judgment. But up till now, technicalities have arisen, which we need to address and sort out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut remember, it\u2019s only in Nigeria where an entire state wears uniforms and goes to their Governor to say they don\u2019t want autonomy. In such a country, there\u2019s a need for more awareness to help people understand their rights and free them from the shackles of misgovernance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe grew up seeing local governments building roads, hospitals, and many other important things. But what is not needed is blanket autonomy, as some local governments would naturally fail because they cannot stand on their own. That\u2019s what we are addressing in the constitutional reform to make them viable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI support the idea of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducting local government elections because INEC has been underutilized. It could do more, while the state-level elections are so manipulated that one cannot understand what is going on. The fundamental issue is fairness and justice.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Borno senator said democracy should be prioritize federalism. Senator Ali Ndume from Borno South says the push for federalism in Nigeria&#8217;s constitutional reform is unwarranted, arguing that it doesn&#8217;t fit the nation. 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