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born 1962 Nigeria

Victor Chukwunonyelu Umeh OFR (born 19 July 1962) is a Nigerian politician, estate surveyor, and former National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). He currently represents Anambra Central Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate under the Labour Party.

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We want unity and equity to prevail in our national life. Anything that will suppress equity and fairness in Nigeria will continue to throw up challenges. So, restructuring is very imperative.

He has to specify in concrete terms how he will do it. Restructuring will determine the pattern of voting in next week presidential poll, especially in the South-East.

I, therefore, believe that for the country to be stronger, it has to restructure and the restructuring will enable the federating units to become competitive in their activities. They can engage in revenue generation activities without relying so much on the centre.

Restructuring has components and political leaders should be direct when speaking about restructuring. Any leader that will be thrown up in 2019 after the elections must restructure the country. It is not enough to merely say I will restructure.

The arrangement should be gradual processes with a view that over time, we can attain full resource control. The idea is for the producers to be in charge of their resources and pay royalty to the Federal Government. That was the situation before the civil war.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Victor Chukwunonyelu Umeh (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.