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"The local government autonomy that the Supreme Court passed is a law that cannot be implemented, given the current constitution."

— Ladipo Adamolekun

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"There is no federation in the world with over-concentrated powers and resources at the centre that is developed."

"Never, never in my lifetime should there be military rule in Nigeria again."

"Power devolution is the first step in turning Nigeria around."

"The federal system is the only one that can keep Nigeria united."

"Nigeria can only work in a devolved country."

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Ill can he rule the great, that cannot reach the small.

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The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.

James Madison

Bureaucracy and social harmony are inversely proportional to each other.

Leon Trotsky The Revolution Betrayed (1936)

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

John Adams

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