ABUJA - Former Minister of Information and erstwhile President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, has cautioned that Nigeria risks disintegration before the 2027 general elections unless urgent steps are taken to restructure the country.
Delivering a keynote lecture titled How Did We Get Here? at the public presentation of two books by veteran journalist Ike Abonyi, Nwodo criticised Nigerias governance framework, describing it as a unitary constitution masquerading as federalism that has failed to address the countrys complex challenges.
The book launch, held at the Shehu Musa YarAdua Centre in Abuja on Wednesday, attracted key political figures including Labour Partys 2023 presidential candidate and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, PDP chieftain Alhaji Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, and Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, who was represented by the Director-General of the PDP Governors Forum, Emmanuel Agbo.
Nwodo called for the devolution of power to the regions, resource control by sub-national governments, and fiscal federalism, warning that failure to implement such reforms could plunge the country into a constitutional crisis.