MOHAMMED ODODO Nigerians have high expectations about restructuring under President Tinubu. This is not misplaced given his antecedent as a champion of restructuring and a pro-democracy advocate. As governor, he fought many battles for Nigeria’s democracy to work.
He is quoted to have said recently, “I’m aware of the need to restructure Nigeria but that proper foundation must be laid before bringing the restructuring in place...
if it is done in a rush without a proper foundation, the restructuring may collapse very soon but it will be done.” Many people trust the President on the issue of restructuring; the question is when? He is a known advocate of restructuring and a democrat who will neither take the law into his own hands nor undermine the Constitution by bullying his way through. As a ddemocrat, he would like to carry the majority along the road to restructuring because many hands make light work.
Already, he has shown his hands in a little way with utterances announcing his commitment to restructuring without making a hash of it. Due to the complexity of managing Nigeria, the President is careful making more haste and less speed on the subject matter but never creating a doubt he has restructuring at heart. Understandably, he is on the hot seat and will not tackle a problem like a sideman.
To demonstrate his commitment to restructuring, one of the first bills he signed as President was the Electricity Act 2023, on June 6, 2023, his eighth day in office. Though .
