How To Make Governance Less Attractive To Politicians - Atiku Tells FG

The former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday urged the Federal Government to transfer some of the powers under its control which will serve as a way of making governance at the centre less attractive to politicians.

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar

Atiku stated this in Ado-Ekiti while inaugurating the Oba Adeyemo Adejugbe General Hospital built by the outgoing Ekiti State government to mark its fourth year in office.
According to Punch, Atiku who said the rush for power at the centre which he described as too enormous could be reduced by the FG by transfering some of it also advised the FG to limit itself with issues relating to defence and foreign affairs among a few other responsibilities.
According to Atiku: “The Federal Government is too powerful in Nigeria and has taken in more responsibilities than it is supposed to be. There is need to devolve powers to the state and if we move powers to the state government, we should also move resources alongside.
“The Federal Government has no business handling projects in health, agriculture, employment and other sectors. I have always been saying this each time I have the opportunity.
“The Federal Government ought to be left with foreign policy, defence and monetary policy, so that the Presidency can be made less attractive to reduce the tension in the polity.”
He suggested that the sectors which include health, education and agriculture should be left for the state governments to manage while stating that provision of funds and resources should be made available to the states in order to be functional.
Meanwhile Atiku Abubakar described has said the 2015 general elections was another opportunity for Nigerians to vote the APC into pwer and chase out the Peoples Democratic Party, according to Punch.
Atiku who described the opposition party APC as ‘a strong and better organised’ party to tackle poverty and rescue Nigerians from the sufferings brought by the PDP in the last 15 years said:
“Nigerians now have opportunity to make a change and this is the opportunity that should not be missed. Even Ghana, which is less in population to Lagos State had got the opportunity of having opposition winning election at the presidential level.
“Fellow Nigerians, this is the time we must have a change and it is a change we must have.”
Atiku also commended the efforts of Governor Kayode Fayemi in building the hospital, saying it showed his concern for the welfare of Ekiti people.

Meanwhile Fayemi stated his government kept to its promise as the decision of his government to build a new Oba Adejugbe General Hospital was as a result of the former General Hospital being converted to the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH).
Atiku Abubakar became Vice-President of Nigeria on 29 May 1999. Just recently he declared his intention to run for presidency in the 2015 Elections under the platform of the opposition All Progressive Congress (APC)