Tinubu's Presidency: Wole Soyinka Makes 1 Demand From President-Elect

• Nigeria's foremost Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has urged the incoming government to ensure that power is decentralized from the central
• Soyinka, in a veiled message to Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, demanded a detailed decentralisation of power to various tiers of government
• Prior to the 2023 general elections, many Nigerians, particularly from the southern part of Nigeria, have been calling for the restructuring of the country's system of government

Abeokuta, Ogun state - Wole Soyinka, the Nobel Laureate, has said he only wanted the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, to decentralise the system of government.

While calling for restructuring, the academic called for a detailed decentralization with more devolution of powers to the various tiers of government.

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The Ogun state-born literary icon made the demand while appearing on Arise TV's "Morning Show" on Wednesday, April 2.

He said:

"Let us have a genuine, practical, detailed decentralisation, the real devolution of powers to the various arms, tiers of government, states, local government, the reinforcement of civil societies in various grouping."

Tinubu is expected to be sworn in as President on May 29, and many elder statesmen, particularly from the southern part of Nigeria ensure restructuring as soon as he resumes office.

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During his campaign for the February 25 presidential election, Tinubu said the restructuring, and power devolution, can only be achieved with the corporation of the national assembly, the body responsible for making laws in Nigeria.

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On Wednesday, March 1, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmoud Yakubu, declared Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the February 25 presidential election.

The outcome of the poll has been rejected by the opposition parties, who have already filed appeals at the presidential election tribunal to challenge the results of the election.

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Tinubu Presidency: Sanusi may return as CBN governor

Legit.ng earlier reported that there are strong indications that Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the dethroned Emir of Kano state, may return as governor of Nigeria's apex bank, CBN.

Sanusi served as the governor of the CBN between 2009 and 2014, where he displayed strong discipline and independent leadership to sanitize the banking and financial system.

During his reign as CBN governor, the naira was able to retain a stabilised position of N155 to $1 for four years.

Source: Legit.ng