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Akinwumi Adesina proposes ‘United States of Nigeria’
Akinwumi Adesina, the president of the African Development
Bank (AfDB), has proposed a name change for Nigeria to the “United States of
Nigeria”.
Adesina suggested the rebranding while speaking on the need
for restructuring on March 6, when he received the 2024 Obafemi Awolowo ‘Prize
for Leadership’.
The economist said it is necessary to change the governance
system in the country and decentralise governance to states to provide greater
autonomy.
The former minister of agriculture said state governments
must focus on unlocking the huge resources in their areas, adding that “states
that adopt this strategy would have less of a need for monthly trips to Abuja
for grants”.