The Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams has called for the restructuring of Nigeria along regional lines to prevent the country from retrogressing.
Adams said this at the grand finale of the Olokun Festival held at Suntan Beach, Badagry in Lagos.
He noted that insecurity has been the bane of the country adding that “we should save Nigeria by allowing Federal, state and Local Government Police to operate at the grassroots.”
Adams said, “The foundation of Nigeria’s structure is faulty and we are yet to realize the fact that Nigeria is moving a step forward and three steps backwards.
“And until we restructure the country along regional lines by allowing the federating units to operate at their own pace, Nigeria will continue to experience the same problems we experience today.
“There is an urgent need for complete overhauling of the Nigerian structure. I have a strong conviction that with restructuring, Nigeria can get out of many of her problems.”
Despite Nigeria’s rich tourism, he lamented that “Tourists that come to Nigeria are very few when compared to the numbers of those that come to other African countries like Ghana, South Africa, Egypt and Senegal.
Nigeria’s image in the world is not too good.”
He said: “The impression in the global community is that Nigeria is not safe for investment. Unless investors have a strong business interest, no country is ready to invest in Nigeria.”
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