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The Adopt A Goal for Development Initiative (GAADI), a Kaduna-based NGO, on Tuesday called for the reduction in the cost of governance to make public office less attractive.
The Head, Strategy and Coordination, Mr Atoye Ariyo-Dare, made the call in an interview in #Kaduna.
"We need to bring down the cost of governance and make political office less attractive, so as to make it a place of offering public service with selfless intention,'' he said.
Ariyo-Dare said Nigeria could address the problem of scarce resources by adopting the principle of fiscal federalism where every zone or state would develop its potentials and merely contribute something to the centre.
According to him every state in Nigeria has abundant mineral and human resources, which with good restructuring, would sustain it.
"Nigeria is yet to tap 50 per cent of the opportunities available to it. The world is currently moving towards a knowledge based economy, so what each state or zone needs to do is to expand the frontiers of opportunities for research and developments so that, ideas and innovations can drive the economy.
"This will help to drive wholesome developments and ensure the achievement of national peace and stability,'' the coordinator said.
On the division of Nigerians along ethnic and religious lines, Ariyo-Dare said the ongoing National Conference should help to address the problem.
"We can come up with a rotational agreement for power to ease political tension and craze for power,'' he said.
The Head, Strategy and Coordination, Mr Atoye Ariyo-Dare, made the call in an interview in #Kaduna.
"We need to bring down the cost of governance and make political office less attractive, so as to make it a place of offering public service with selfless intention,'' he said.
Ariyo-Dare said Nigeria could address the problem of scarce resources by adopting the principle of fiscal federalism where every zone or state would develop its potentials and merely contribute something to the centre.
According to him every state in Nigeria has abundant mineral and human resources, which with good restructuring, would sustain it.
"Nigeria is yet to tap 50 per cent of the opportunities available to it. The world is currently moving towards a knowledge based economy, so what each state or zone needs to do is to expand the frontiers of opportunities for research and developments so that, ideas and innovations can drive the economy.
"This will help to drive wholesome developments and ensure the achievement of national peace and stability,'' the coordinator said.
On the division of Nigerians along ethnic and religious lines, Ariyo-Dare said the ongoing National Conference should help to address the problem.
"We can come up with a rotational agreement for power to ease political tension and craze for power,'' he said.