Buhari, APC not against restructuring – Ngige

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, on Monday said the All Progressives Congress and the government of President Muhammadu Buhari were not opposed to the restructuring of the country.
Rather, Ngige said even the restructuring being demanded for in some quarters had already started.
He said this could be seen from the economic sector, where several restructuring had been carried out.
Ngige spoke with newsmen in Awka, the Anambra State capital, on Monday.
He said the impact of the restructuring commenced on already by the Buhari administration might not be felt immediately, but it will definitely impact on the country and all Nigerians over time.
He said: “Nigerians have positively changed their way of doing things for the better and have become more prudent and judicious in their spending pattern.
“It’s one after the other.
“After economic restructuring to reposition the economy of this country, the Buhari administration will embark on the political restructuring and will set the modalities for the exercise.”
On whether the restructuring would revisit the 2014 National Conference report, Ngige said: “When we get there, we shall address the issues.”
He said demanding for restructuring through violent means was not the solution to the challenges facing the country.
He said: “Militancy and agitations are not the answer to resolving Nigeria’s myriads of problems, which the Buhari administration didn’t create in the first place.
“What is required is for all to support this administration to meet its set goals for the development and transformation of all sections of the country.”