By Temitope Adedeji
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has said that Nigeria can not develop unless states are given free hands to manage their God-given resources.
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Adesina, made this known during a lecture on Tuesday, at the International Event Centre known as Dome, in Akure, the Ondo State capital to mark the second term inauguration ceremony of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
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According to the lecture titled: “Towards A New Nigeria, From Federal Fatherism To A Commonwealth”, Adesina said the time has come for the government at the state level to handle their resources for immediate use of its people.
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He noted that ” time has come for the state to be given free hand to operate and which means restructuring must be given a priority.
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“We have poverty in the land today because resources are wasting and left untapped just because, states are powerless and handicap to make proper use of their resources.”
