Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has stressed the need for Nigeria to be restructured if it must take its rightful place in the comity of nations.

Mr Atiku explained the rationale behind his call for the restructuring of the country in a piece entitled ‘Why Nigeria Needs To Be Re-Structured’ on Saturday.

He believes the reform the nation needs is not about reviewing the Constitution or re-carving regional boundaries.

The former vice president said Nigeria has operated a faulty system of federalism, especially under military governments, noting that its economic and political structures were defective.

This, according to him, has resulted in weak economic management systems as well as prevented all levels of government – federal, states and local – from operating at optimal levels.

Atiku, a presidential aspirant in the 2019 elections, faulted the comments by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on restructuring the country while he was in the United States.

•Sourced from a Channels TV report