Delta Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has urged the federal government to create avenues for a national dialogue to address the challenges facing the nation.
He advised the federal government to take steps to address “the many voices of anger calling for justice, fairness and equity in the affairs of the nation.”
Okowa made the call at an interdenominational thanksgiving service to mark the 30th anniversary of the creation of Delta State held at St. Peters Anglican Cathedral, Asaba, yesterday.
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He said, if it is not well with the nation, it will not be well with the component parts, warning that, “The rich and the elite will not live peacefully in a country where there are many poor people.”
According to him, “We are still in a nation where so much power rests at the centre, with the federal government, and I believe that it is not right and it is time for more powers to be devolved to the states.
“Nigeria will be better for it if we restructure but the greatest challenge we have is as a result of insecurity and it is pushing many people into the poverty line.”
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