Returning to regionalism would be retrogression for Nigeria – Abba Moro reveals reason

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Senator Abba Moro, the Senate Minority Leader, has rejected suggestions for Nigeria to revert to a regional form of governance, cautioning that such a proposal would reverse national progress and threaten the country’s unity.

While speaking on Prime Time, an Arise Television program aired on Wednesday, Moro criticized the push for regionalism, labeling it as a regressive move.

“Well, I think that a moment of confusion arising, like I used to say, from the feelings and opinions of individual politicians has given rise to a lot of permutations. And one of it is the clamor in some quarters for a return to regional government.

“And you want to recall that we had regional government in this country before, and then we moved on, and some crisis of some nature precipitated the civil war.

“Arising from the civil war was the creation of two states to break regional concentration, to put Nigeria on a stable path to nationhood. And we moved on from there to some 19 states, 21 states, and to 36 states plus FCT, the 37th state so to say. And so if you’re asking for a return to regionalism at this point in time, to my mind, that is retrogression,” Moro said.

Representing Benue South, Moro highlighted that Nigeria’s transition from regional governance to its present 36-state arrangement was designed to enhance national unity and prevent over-centralization of power.

He emphasized that reverting to past structures would jeopardize the progress made in building a cohesive and stable federation.

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