The former
Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday urged the Federal Governmentto
transfer some of the powers under its control which will serve as a way
of making governance at the centre less attractive to politicians.
Atiku stated this in Ado-Ekiti while
inaugurating the Oba Adeyemo Adejugbe General Hospital built by the
outgoing Ekiti State government to mark its fourth year in office.
Atiku who said the rush for power at the
centre which he described as too enormous could be reduced by the FG by
transfering some of it also advised the FG to limit itself with issues
relating to defence and foreign affairs among a few other
responsibilities.
According to Atiku: “The Federal
Government as it is constituted presently is too powerful; some of the
responsibilities being supervised by it can be better handled by the
states.
“For instance, what is the federal government’s business in agriculture when it does not even own any piece of land of its own.
“Why is the federal government still
involved in health matters when most of the health responsibilities are
undertaken by the states,” he said.
He suggested that the sectors which include
health, education and agriculture should be left for the state
governments to manage while stating that provision of funds and
resources should be made available to the states in order to be
functional.
Atiku, however, commended the efforts of
Governor Kayode Fayemi in building the hospital, saying it showed his
concern for the welfare of Ekiti people.
Meanwhile Fayemi stated his government kept to
its promise as the decision of his government to build a new Oba
Adejugbe General Hospital was as a result of the former General Hospital
being converted to the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital
(EKSUTH).
Atiku Abubakar became Vice-President of
Nigeria on 29 May 1999. Just recently he declared his intention to run
for presidency in the 2015 Elections under the platform of the
opposition All Progressive Congress (APC).
On September 24, 2014, Wednesday, the former vice president in a speech stated his reasons for running.
Atiku is married to Titi (Albert) Abubakar and they have four children: Fatima, Adamu, Halima and Aminu.
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