Atiku Abubakar’s argument on true federalism is one of the clearest signs that he understands Nigeria beyond campaign slogans.
Nigeria’s problem is not only bad leadership. It is also bad structure. We are running a country of over 200 million people, with different regions, cultures, resources, security realities and economic strengths, as if everything must wait for Abuja before anything can move. That kind of system cannot produce serious development. It creates dependency, weakens states, slows innovation and turns the federal government into a burdened centre that pretends it can solve every local problem from one office.
This is why Atiku’s consistency on true federalism matters.
He is not just talking about restructuring because it sounds fashionable. He understands that Nigeria must devolve more powers to states, allow regions to unlock their resources, strengthen local economies, improve accountability and reduce the unhealthy over-centralization that has kept this country struggling for decades.
A state with agricultural strength should not be begging Abuja before it can fully develop agriculture. A state with solid minerals should not remain poor because the system locks opportunity away. A coastal state should be able to maximize maritime potential. A commercial state should be allowed to expand its economy with less federal bottleneck. Every part of Nigeria has something to offer, but the present structure keeps too much trapped.
That is the depth in Atiku’s message.
People may dislike him politically, but it is difficult to deny the clarity of his thinking on this issue. While others speak in emotions, insults and shallow promises, Atiku keeps returning to the foundation: fix the structure, empower the federating units, make states productive, and Nigeria will begin to breathe.
True federalism is not a favour to any region. It is a national rescue plan. It can help the North unlock agriculture, livestock, trade routes and minerals. It can help the South expand industry, ports, technology, energy and commerce. It can help the Middle Belt strengthen security, food production and local governance. It can make every state compete, innovate and take responsibility.
That is the kind of conversation Nigeria should be having ahead of 2027.
Not noise. Not propaganda. Not empty performance. Nigeria needs a leader who understands that a broken structure cannot produce a working country. Atiku has been consistent, clear and bold on this matter for years.
The hatred against him may be loud, but his ideas remain solid.
And sometimes, in a country drowning in political drama, one sound idea is more powerful than a thousand empty slogans.
Civil servant are very easy to manipulate, they will now be happy with this talk of 100k as minimum wage not knowing that what they will do is devalue the Naira and give them 100k.
18k minimum wage under GEJ is equal to 160k now but wage is 70k
@KrypticKareem what you said is exactly what needs to be done ASAP; by reducing cost of governance, narrowing pay gap, block leakages, enhance revenue.
Everyone will be happy except the greedy
@Olaolu_thaniel Be like say you don't know this minimum wage dey work. If 500k be minimum wage, a graduate should go with something like 1m in every sector of the economy, every sector fa
Totally absurd. Politics aside, Nigeria's revenue is ~$18b and uses ~35% to fund its workforce, the rest goes to debt servicing. That means nothing is remaining to even do capital it has to borrow.
This alone make it unrealistic talkless of the economic aspect and private sector
A minimum wage of ₦500,000 is not too much for Nigerian workers. Police officers, soldiers, teachers, doctors, nurses, and other public servants deserve a living wage and those in critical sectors must earn additional allowances for the risks, sacrifices, and essential services they provide.
@KrypticKareem Totally absurd. Politics aside, Nigeria's revenue is ~$18b and uses ~35% to fund its workforce, the rest goes to debt servicing. That means nothing is remaining to even do capital it has to borrow.
This alone make it unrealistic talkless of the economic aspect and private sector
My stance in politics is always to change anyone that did not perform well until the right leader is found.
Even if Atiku wins 2027 and does not do well for the country, by 2031 he should be replaced.