{"id":113432,"date":"2024-03-17T20:13:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T19:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/devolving-more-powers-to-states-will-catalyse-socio-economic-development-gov-mbah"},"modified":"2024-03-17T22:32:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T21:32:40","slug":"devolving-more-powers-to-states-will-catalyse-socio-economic-development-gov-mbah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/devolving-more-powers-to-states-will-catalyse-socio-economic-development-gov-mbah","title":{"rendered":"Devolving more powers to states will catalyse socio-economic development \u2013 Gov Mbah"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has described Nigeria\u2019s presidential federalism, which vests too much power and revenues in the centre as a major setback to speedy socio-economic development in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

Mbah likened Nigeria\u2019s brand of federalism to a man with 36 children, but who overworked a few till they became too weak, noting that the ensuing hard times should be seen as an opportunity to overhaul the nation\u2019s production strategy.<\/p>\n

He, however, commended the transfer of railways and power from the Exclusive to Concurrent List to enable the states to play a role in those sectors and lauded the ongoing discussions and predisposition of the President Bola Tinubu Administration towards the devolution of more powers to the federating units.<\/p>\n

The governor stated these in a public lecture entitled \u201cEnugu State, Nigeria: New Political Leadership; Bold Economic Vision \u2013 Spotlight on the Health and Education Strategies\u201d which he delivered at the London School of Economics, LSE.<\/p>\n

Mbah said, \u201cThe choice of a presidential system might have been well-informed, shaped by the inherent benefits of federalism in other countries with population as vast and diverse as ours. But our presidential federalism has bred a system where revenue is excessively domiciled at the centre rather than in the states \u2013 or regions.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur federal system evokes an imagery akin to someone with 36 children, but who allows just about five to constantly till the family\u2019s farmland until those few eventually became frail from age and unable to farm the land anymore. Is it then surprising that the family has fallen into hard times? Shouldn\u2019t that have been an opportunity for the family to overhaul its production strategy given the opportunities that could be borne out of crises sometimes?<\/p>\n

\u201cSuch hypothetical scenario can only breed dire economic prospects for the family and should ordinarily push its hard-pressed members to take some swift and critical actions to improve their precarious financial state. The challenge, as we have seen, is finding the will and having the capacity to do so,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Mbah said that while discussion on further devolution continued, leaders at all levels could make a difference by applying political will, people-centered and transcendental leadership.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the heart of our socio-economic challenge is the issue of leadership deficit. This has always been the bane of our development. Despite widespread clamour and yearning for leaders with transcendental values, leadership failure remains a recurring decimal.<\/p>\n

\u201cA good leader is basically a visionary and should not merely peddle hope, but demonstrate a capacity to translate dreams into reality. This briefly summarizes our turnaround tale in Enugu State in roughly nine months.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe single boldest projection that encapsulates what we intend to accomplish is our target to grow the economy of Enugu State seven-fold. Simply put, our vision is to grow the state\u2019s GDP from $4.4bn \u2013 that we met \u2013 to at least $30bn in the next four to eight years. Another bold plan is the commitment to attain a zero per cent poverty headcount index in Enugu State,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Mbah further said that his administration\u2019s massive investments in security, health, education, agriculture, and water sectors, among others, were part of the overall strategy to turn the state\u2019s fortune around within the context of prevailing constitutional framework.<\/p>\n

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