This coming close to the election can be akin to posturing to mislead Nigerians into thinking that the party that has denied all its basic promises to Nigeria can midway into election year suddenly somersault into promising Nigerians restructuring,” he said. According to him, there is nothing in the existing Nigerian federal structure that acceptably advances the fundamental principles of nation building. A former federal lawmaker from Rivers State, Mr. Bernard Mikko said the el-Rufai committee report is an integral part of the APC manifesto intended to persuade and win voters. However, if change is measured by time, the APC is on course as politics is a mirror of the society. “Popularity, like change is measured by time which can be exploited by political pundits and social commentators to the contrary.

Source: The Guardian January 28, 2018 04:41 UTC