2021年5月13日

布哈里媒体组织(BMO)周四要求该国南部的17名州长将他们对权力下放、国家警察和新的收入分配公式等的要求提交国民议会进行决议。周二，在三角洲州阿萨巴举行会议的州长们同意禁止露天放牧，并要求采取紧急而大胆的措施重组国家，以适应国家警察的发展，审查有利于地方政府的收入分配公式，并创建其他机构，以确保实行真正的联邦制。然而，在一份由其主席Niyi Akinsiju和秘书Cassidy Madueke签署的声明中，BMO要求州长、政治家和政治官员停止表演，并将他们的想法和愿望适当地传达给议会。该公司表示:“任何低于这一标准的行为都无异于哗众取宠。“像许多尼日利亚人一样，我们很高兴尼日利亚南部的州长们最近搁置党派分歧，就关键的国家问题举行会议，并在一些突出问题上达成一致，但我们惊讶的是，他们提出了一些要求，并将这些要求与全国对话联系起来。“虽然我们不了解要求重组之前的讨论，但我们发现，奇怪的是，包括至少5名前联邦议员在内的一群州长选择忽视国民议会在宪法修正案中的地位，而是选择了一个显然不被承认为宪法事务的法律机构。“我们同意尼日利亚人大胆站出来的说法，任何超出宪法规定的程序都相当于像前任政府那样欺骗公众，或者是违反宪法规定的国民议会作为人民之声的非法举动。顺便提一下，17位州长开会的时候，国民议会正在公布即将举行的为期两天的宪法审查地区听证会的细节，以及审议项目。“为免生疑问，分区听证会将于5月26日和27日在六个地缘政治区各两个城市举行。该组织指出，听证会将讨论的问题范围很广，足以满足州长们要求重组和权力下放的呼声。 “A cursory look at all 17 items showed that devolution of power, local government autonomy, fiscal federation, and revenue allocation, state police and judicial reform on election matters top the agenda. “Others are electoral reforms, socio-economic rights, residency and indigeneship, creation of additional states and local governments, removal of immunity in prima facie criminal matters, as well any other issues vital to unity and peaceful coexistence. “We make bold to say these are all-encompassing issues that are in line with the clamour for restructuring so we are surprised that State Governors, many of whom are former federal lawmakers, are mulling an illegal route to altering the Constitution. “We know however that President Muhammadu Buhari has always expressed his belief in processes and we dare say that he would not be a party to eroding the legitimacy and constitutional mandate of the National Assembly. “So our piece of advice to not just the Southern Governors Forum, but also to all 36 State Governors is for them to take their demands to the National Assembly, ensure they are physically present at the zonal hearings, and subsequently mobilize their allies in the two legislative chambers as well as State assemblies to back their demand for political restructuring.” Join the conversation