Rivers
Amaechi Seeks Two Federating Units, Power Devolution
Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has urged the National Assembly to put forward a structure of two federating units only, between the states and the Federal Government at the centre in the ongoing constitutional review
Speaking when members of the House of Representatives Committee on Youth and Social Development led by Hon. Kamil Akinlabi Mudashiru visited him in Government House, last Friday, in Port Harcourt, he said, “there are only two federating units in most countries in the world …. In Germany, there are two federating units. In America, there are local governments but there are only two federating units, the states and the federal government. The local counties (or what we call councils) are not part of the federating unit. So I want to urge the National Assembly to disregard this talk of autonomy for Local Government Councils that would make the Councils one of the federating units. We will not support it. Governors will not support. “
On financial autonomy for the state legislature, Amaechi, who is also the Chairman of Nigerian Governors Forum(NGF) said governors and the legislature should meet and discuss how much money the States gets and how much both the legislature and the judiciary could get, so that the executive could still perform its functions and responsibilities.
He pointed out that the state governments’ bid to support the country’s democracy should be strengthened by allowing state governors have concurrent powers in some areas. He said
“What we are saying is that we should be allowed to have concurrent powers in those areas that the states should and can function. Anywhere there is a national interest then, the National Assembly can always make an overriding law that all states must comply with”.
“The Federal Government is making the state governors not to keep to their responsibilities to their states. We are carrying too many responsibilities that belong to the federal government. Like for instance, it is not our state responsibility to take care of the NYSC but I would renovate the current NYSC camp and build more hostels. This is not my responsibility or that of any State governor. It is the responsibility of the federal government,” he added
Earlier, Chairman of the House Committee on Youth and Social Development Hon. Kamil Akinlabi Mudashiru, said they were in the state to see the State NYSC Camp and thanked the Rivers State Governor for meeting the needs of serving Youth Corps members in the state.
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