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"Some Nigerian states are poor not because they are not receiving a fair share of oil money but because they are not receiving a fair shot at true federalism."

— Atiku Abubakar

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"Restructuring Nigeria's economy and polity is a necessity, not an option."

"Nigeria is a country that has been blessed with rich natural and human resources."

"Nigeria is not working as well as it should and part of the reason is the way we have structured our country and governance."

"We must renegotiate our union in order to make it stronger."

"We must refrain from the habit of assuming that anyone calling for the restructuring of our federation is working for the breakup of the country."

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