The presidential candidate of the African Motion Congress, Omoyele Sowore, says that the manufacturing of photo voltaic power within the northern a part of Nigeria and different merchandise reminiscent of palm oil from the South will assist diversify the Nigerian economic system.
Sowore, whereas answering questions in regards to the distribution of NTA sources, mentioned that expertise has taken over the world, and “it’s now the brand new useful resource.”
He famous that quickly, crude oil will not be a serious useful resource “as a result of individuals have moved away from fossil gasoline consumption.”
This comes as discussions on restructuring proceed to deepen, whereas teams such because the Oodua Peoples Congress and Yoruba Nation proceed to push for self-determination.
Regional administration of sources can be inseparable from restructuring discussions.
“If the northern a part of Nigeria begins producing solar energy for the remainder of Nigeria, do not be shocked that it is going to be extra beneficial than oil. Promoting palm oil within the worldwide market is now extra worthwhile than crude oil,” he mentioned within the interview on Friday, in line with a press release obtained on Saturday.
In line with him, as a way to clear up the issue dealing with the distribution of wealth, it’s mandatory to grasp the dimension that Nigeria is a various nation.
“Geopolitically, Nigeria is split into six areas and we’ve sources situated in every area. It isn’t that sources are scarce. Nigerian leaders as soon as made it very clear that they’ve cash however their downside is how you can spend it,” he mentioned.
He mentioned that if elected president, he’ll allocate sources to every Nigerian area as they deserve it and be sure that each a part of Nigeria that produces sources will get the most important share of these sources, whereas others get their justifiable share.
“There are structural and institutional issues as to who ought to get what, and these will probably be addressed by the AAC technique of drafting a brand new structure for Nigeria that may primarily and basically deal with the problem of possession of sources, distribution, allocation and share of who will get. What.
“An important factor is that each citizen counts and so they get what they deserve, and unite, to erase and erase that vocabulary known as marginalization,” added Sowore.
