Lalong When the All Progressives Congress (APC) was formed, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was not only in control of the central government, but also in charge of Plateau State. APC went on the displace PDP at the national level. In Plateau State, APC also got substantial support of voters over allegations that PDP had jettisoned the zoning arrangement. It was also alleged that PDP leadership ensured that a particular tribe in the Northern Zone enjoyed juicy appointments at both the federal and state levels. But, shortly after APC formed government in Plateau, conflicts of interest in terms of appointments into various positions equally emerged among the different parties that fused into APC to clinch power from PDP.
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Published 18 December 2020
SUNDAY ABORISADE examines plans by the National Assembly to ensure true federalism in Nigeria by adopting recommendations of the 2014 Constitutional Conference and the All Progressives Congress Committee on True Federalism to set an agenda for a comprehensive constitution review
Obviously aware of the concerns being raised by various sections of the country over the glaring imbalance in the nation’s social, political and economic structures as they affect resource control and lopsided appointments, the National Assembly may have taken a step towards addressing issues affecting the growth and development of Nigeria with the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution.