Yakasai: Buhari Lacks The Powers To Restructure 

Elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, on Monday said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), lacks the constitutional powers to restructure Nigeria.

He advised proponents of restructuring to channel their energies towards ensuring their representatives in the State and National Assemblies perform their statutory functions by providing the necessary legislative structure required to restructure the country.

Yakasai who spoke in a telephone interview with our correspondent in Abuja said, “The President does not have the powers to restructure Nigeria.

“He can initiate a bill just like every other Nigerian and send the same to the National Assembly for necessary action.

“I will urge proponents of restructuring to send proposals to the national assembly and put pressure on their representatives to do the needful.

“We need to follow the necessary procedure to achieve desired goals. We are currently running a constitutional democracy which requires dialogue and consultation.

“Whatever the issues are, we can approach our legislators and ensure that our voices are heard.”

The Second Republic Presidential Liaison Officer noted that Nigeria and Nigerians will be the better for it if issues were debated and agreements reached.

The General Overseer, the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, and several other prominent Nigerians on Saturday called on the Federal Government led by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to urgently restructure the country to save it from breakup.

In an apparent response, the Presidency in a statement signed by Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu, said, “This is to warn that such unpatriotic outbursts are both unhelpful and unwarranted as this government will not succumb to threats and take any decision out of pressure at a time when the nation’s full attention is needed to deal with the security challenges facing it at a time of the Covid-19 health crisis.”

#EndSARS: NPF Cries Out Of Unfair System, Reaffirms Support Of Ongoing Protest! 

When I went to speak for my people yesterday, I walked up to the other side to see my other people in uniform. ��

I told him " Oga, you know we are fighting for you right?"

He said Yes, " Please make una continue! We have suffered in this uniform"�

"We have become enemies to our people because our own ogas have continued pushing us to the limit".

"Oga, I'v been in this force for 17yrs now, do you know I still buy my own uniform?'

"My shoes and barret inclusive."

"Do you know we have to buy fuel for the car we use in patrol.

We are given daily budget to return, if we fail, they will post you to the bush. We can't complain. "

"Do you know I dont have any car, house or land anywhere, I have nothing at all for the whole 17 years with police."

"Not all of us know how to trade. Some will do this work but our people has made hell for us."

"Let me tell you the truth. No matter how Godly you are and join the force

You cannot survive without bribe."

"Ok, oga imagine this, after using your own money to buy what government suppose to buy, they give us AK47 to go and stand on the road."

"Now, we see people of our age and the ones we senior driving.

Why won't we be annoyed?"

It was a pathetic discussion.

Now we know where our problem started.

(I have to give him something that moved him,he almost cried)

By Francis Ugo.

#EndSARS