The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, yesterday, gave its blueprint on restructuring of the country.The group said that its idea of restructuring the country tilts towards the adoption of a parliamentary system of government, which would help a lot not only to cut down billions of naira spent campaigning for elections but also to cut down significantly the heavy cost of governance as we have under the federal system of government.
It said that President Bola Tinubu has no excuse not to run with the vision of restructuring the country, having been at the vanguard of the struggle and beneficiary of the call for restructuring within this democratic dispensation.
Publicity Secretary of the group, Mogaji Gboyega Adejumo, gave the hint immediately after the caucus meeting of the Afenifere held at the Isanya-Ogbo-Ijebu residence of the Yoruba leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo.
Adejumo, while briefing newsmen after the meeting, said: “What we have here today is a caucus meeting of Afenifere and the germane national issue that took the centre stage was restructuring.
“However, this report will still be considered by the executives of the association after which it will be taken to the general assembly where all the members will get to know what we stand on restructuring as Afenifere and we shall then print the report and do our various publicity on it for people to be enlightened on what we believe on restructuring.
“What we are actually proposing is a parliamentary system of government. The late Obafemi Awolowo didn’t have to campaign in Ijebu-Igbo. All he had to do was to win in Ikenne to become a member of the House and whoever is the leader of the party becomes the Prime Minister or the Premier.
“The old Western Region was from Badagry in Lagos to Asaba in present day Delta State but he never had to be campaigning everywhere as we do now. It makes governance so cheap, as nobody will have to spend billions of naira on campaigns again. You will not need as much as N100million to campaign for council chairmanship elections.
“With this system of government, we are going to be spending one tenth of the humongous resources we are using to run this presidential system of government.”
