There is nothing sacrosanct about Nigeria’s unity, former Vice Presidents Atiku Abubakar has said.
He also noted that Nigeria will continue to grope in darkness in its strive for development unless there is proper restructuring of the nation and federalism practised in its proper form.

In making the observations, on Monday, the former Vice President, insisted that federalism as being practised in Nigeria is bastardised and not working because the power at the centre is too much, not getting used for the interest of the people but for the economic interest of those in position of authority alone.

In a speech titled “Strength and Unity in Renewal: Towards a Rebirth of Nigerian Federalism” delivered at the Public Presentation of a book ‘The Nigerian Federalism: Continuing quest for stability and nation-building edited by Okechukwu Ibeanu and Mohammad J. Kuna, at NAF Conference Centre & Suites, Abuja” he also faulted the modality being used for distribution of money collected for Value Added Tax (VAT).

He noted that some states are being cheated of their resources in terms of VAT distribution by the Federal Government noting that states who didn’t contribute to funds raised through VAT on some items should not benefit from its sharing.

He stated that those calling for renegotiation of the Nigeria unity have a right to do so, as he noted that relationship of any kind cannot flourish in an environment where negotiations is not allowed.

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