‘Restructure Nigeria To Six Geo-Political Zones’

An evangelist and social activist in Lagos State has called for the restructuring of Nigeria, the practice of true federalism and the promotion of productive competition among the federating units as the panacea for peace and unity in the country.

The current six geo-political zones, according to him, should become the administrative units of the country under the restructing in order to drastically reduce the financial cost of administering the country under the 36 states and 774 local governments of the present arrangement.

Mr John Ogwai author of the book: Vision 2015 Super Super Nigeria stated this in an exclusive interview in Lagos.

Ogwai, who described himself as a missionary for social reformation  said he first got the revelation for the return of Nigeria to the six geo political zones administrative arrangement during the General Sani Abacha regime in Nigeria.

The vision, he said was revealed to him again during the Chief Olusaegun Obasanjo government.

He said that while the governors should be reduced from 36 to six (corresponding with the geo-political zones) executive powers should be removed from the local councils whose chairmen and councillors should be part-time appointees who earn allowances.

The new arrangement, he said would take available about 83 per cent of the national budget for infrastructural development, agriculture, education, health, energy, transportation and social services.

Ogwai w ho advocated that the six geo-political zones administrative structure should take effect by 2015, challenges the present government , the nation’s law makers and political parties to work to bring it to fruition , saying the revelation was a true message from heaven to bring unity, peace and development to Nigeria.

He also called for moral re-armament of our youths and leaders to enable them offer selfless service to move the nation forward.

According to him, if the principle of 50 per cent derivation I reestablished and a high spirit of productive competition among the geo-political units of governance and true federalism, were encouraged, the nation will develop, as according to him, there was no geo-political region that cannot survive without oil.

Ogwai, who is a prince of Benin kingdom, studies in Nigeria and England, worked for 24 years with Mobil Oil Producing Unlimited where he was founder and first chairman of the Mobil Oil branch of Petroleum and National Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN).

Widely travelled in Europe and America, Ogwai began his Christian ministry in 1994 when he left Holy Ghost Assembly where he was member to start his soul-winning evangelism through writing and distributing tracks.

He told The Tide on Sunday that copies of the book Vision 2015: Super Super Nigeria has been forwarded to senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The foreword to the book was written by Moses O. Ihonde, a former Nigerian Ambassador to the US and ex-speech writer to General Yakubu Gowon