It was admirable. I am not surprised about the dedication of three of them I know fairly closely—Tinubu, Atiku and Obi.
I recalled that when there was a serious conflict between the Church and Aregbesola Administration in Osun State, Tinubu rushed down to intervene. In the end, the missionary schools were returned to their original owners by Governor Gboyega Oyetola. I concluded that in the South, there is no fuss about the spiritual values anyone may profess. With that, the Christians in the Middle Belt would undoubtedly place their implicit trust in Tinubu. I still stand by these thoughts.
“Restructuring is the states coming together to delegate some powers to the central government . I do not know of any well-functioning federal systems in the world that has that kind of lopsided central dominance. Only our First Republic Constitution came close to the U.S. Constitution in terms of the process of Federal Constitution making and allocation of powers between the federating units and Federal Government.
Peter Obi is the new tantalising face in town, saying what is new and placing emphasis on production rather than consumption. His record as Governor of Anambra State speaks eloquently for him. His educational policy and return of schools to the missionaries were a masterstroke which has brought a dramatic turn around to education standards in Anambra. For many years now Anambra has been coming first in public examinations followed by Imo State. Anambra is, however, constant.