Developments around the globe have shown that the time has come for states to stop depending on federal handouts, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said yesterday.
Speaking at a dinner organised in his honour by the Adamawa community in Abuja, Atiku said crude oil will soon become less important as a source of energy across the world, a development, he said, would grossly affect resources available to government.
He urged states to build a viable economy that would be the envy of all.
The former vice president said leaders owe it a responsibility to the younger generation to help in developing the various states.