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...For a better society... Friday, August 27 2004 Vol 17 No.30 News Editorial Politics Opinion Foreign News Fashion Metro Sports Features Columnists View from America Business Money/Market Maritime Aviation Motoring Rail/Road Restructure Nigeria now — Bode George Ayodele Oni, Akure WORRIED by the uneven distribution of local councils and states between the North and South, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Vice-chairman (South-west) Chief Olabode George has called for an overhaul of the country’s federalism. Chief George noted that the reform should be carried out such that it would be fair to all parts of the country. The PDP chieftain spoke in Akure, Ondo State, yesterday, while presenting a keynote address at the meeting of the party’s chairmen in the Southern states. "One major area of our national life, which cannot escape attention, is the way our federation is currently structured", he said. "I am aware that the distribution of local government councils is a major concern in the South and I dare say the distribution of states as well. "We must continue to work at getting a distribution pattern which follows the logic of demography, rather than that of political power", he noted. The PDP chieftain said local governments were presently products of arbitrariness, rather than objective considerations. He charged the PDP state chairmen to ensure the stability of the nascent democracy by continuing to manage its affairs effectively. Chief George, a retired Naval Commodore, also defended the participation of retired military officers in politics, saying they were merely exercising their democratic right. According to him, in developed democracies past service in the military and para-military were badges of honour in politics and not marks of condemnation. "Service in military or paramilitary organisations is not different from service in other professions and we are talking of retired, not serving, officers", he added. Chief George charged the PDP state chairmen to remain just and fair during the party’s national convention next year in order to strengthen democracy. � 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved). Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

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