For close to two decades, the debate on the need to have the country restructured has occupied the public spaces and Nigerians have had the opportunity of reading different opinions, and editorials expressing divergent views about the topic. In most of these commentaries, which I will objectively describe as counter, Trans and cross ideas, one thing seems to stand out; the vast majority of Nigerians supported nation restructuring.

The Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (NINAS) has again reminded Nigerians that proceeding with the 2023 general elections without first demobilizing the 1999 Constitution will only prolong the misery in the land.

2019 marks the 65th anniversary of the adoption of the federal political system in Nigeria. As the 2019 elections approach, the issue of restructuring...