Restructuring Can’t Be Realised Through Political Process – AfDB President

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has thrown his weight behind the call for the restructuring of the country, saying restructuring should not be driven by “political expediency but by economic and financial viability.” Akinwumi who spoke as the guest lecturer in Akure at the second term inauguration lecture in preparation of the next tenure of the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akerdolu, said, “Economic and financial viability are the necessary and sufficient conditions for political viability.” The former minister of Agriculture added, “The resources found in each state or state groupings should belong to them.The constituent entities should pay federal taxes or royalties for those resources.Th