Open AccessRestructuring as a Clue to Unleashing Nigeria’s Potentials and Prosperity
Author(s) -
Aaron Onyemaechi Nwokolo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
unizik journal of arts and humanities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1595-1413
DOI - 10.4314/ujah.v21i3.10
Subject(s) - restructuring , devolution (biology) , prosperity , politics , decentralization , government (linguistics) , constitution , independence (probability theory) , federalism , political science , autocracy , power (physics) , political economy , economic system , democracy , economics , sociology , law , linguistics , philosophy , statistics , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , anthropology , human evolution
The continuous misgivings about Nigeria’s developmental trajectory predate Nigeria’s independence. The clues that can unravel and demystify the mystery surrounding the continuous retardation of socio-political and economic well-being of Nigeria have over the years become a tall order. Using the qualitative method, this paper succulently highlighted restructuring as a veritable panacea for promoting peaceful co-existence amongst ethnic nationalities, and also encourages healthy competition among federating units or states. This paper further discussed restructuring as it relates to resource control by sub-national government. It recommended power devolution and deloading of the exclusive list of 1999 constitution as amended and galvanizing the states and local government towards assuming more governmental responsibilities.
Keywords: Federalism, Political Restructuring, Clue, Devolution, Autonomy.