* Even after May 29 inauguration of new govt
Regardless of the coming of a new administration on May 29, Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has predicted that Nigerians will not stop clamouring for restructuring of the country.
There have been several calls for restructuring in country, and thus bring the government closer to the people at the grassroots.
Speaking during an interview on Roadmap 2023, a Channels Television’s programme that highlights election issues and tracks personalities, Soyinka said the next government must place a renewed focus on the persistent calls for restructuring the Nigerian federation, failing which its programmes and policies will face serious challenges.
From snippets of the interview, Soyinka said: “Whomever it is must understand that the people of this country will not cease demanding a restructuring of this nation,” he stated.
“New voices are being heard and they are more powerful than before. They are not just whining voices; they are voices based on actualities. We have failed in so many directions and they are saying, ‘let us try in this direction’, and you cannot ignore it.
“Otherwise, even your economic policies will fail; your infrastructure and transformation will fail. We will just go back threading the same old spur.”
Soyinka said a mould has been broken during the just concluded elections.