Atiku Abubakar at Chatham House in London: "If we want Nigeria to succeed, we must break with the misguided notion that the Federal Government, or the President, knows best, and that no one else can be trusted"

Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has said Nigeria must give herself a break with "the misguided notion that the Federal Government, or the President, knows best, and that no one else can be trusted." 

Atiku, who delivered an address at the Royal Institute of

International Affairs (Chatham House) in London on Wednesday, advocated for restructuring that would disrupt "the authoritarian politics our democracy has inherited from its military and colonial rulers." 

"If we want Nigeria to succeed, we must break with the misguided notion that the Federal Government, or the 

President, knows best, and that no one else can be trusted. When I talk about restructuring, I am not talking about just constitutional tweaks, I am talking about a cultural revolution. It is not about re-shuffling a few responsibilities or resources, but about disrupting the authoritarian politics our democracy has inherited from its military and colonial rulers. 

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