By Sam Eyoboka

LAGOS—THE Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Dr. Alfred Adewale Martins, yesterday, restated his call for restructuring of the nation, stressing that almost 58 years of independence, it is wrong for anyone or group to arrogate to themselves the unwarranted role of deciding the country’s.

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Lending his voice to recent upsurge of agitations for the restructuring of the nation, Archbishop Martins acknowledged that Nigeria is passing through very disturbing times, because some people “have turned the nation to their play fields and fiefdoms that should be exploited and balkanized  for their selfish ends.”

Briefing newsmen at the end of a thanksgiving service to mark his 6th anniversary of his installation as Catholic Archbishop, he lamented that the polity is continually being heated up by the political elites who have paid attention to the various calls against perceived injustices across the country.

Pointing out that Nigeria belongs to all Nigerians, the cleric maintained that it is therefore “wrong for any group of individuals, under any guise to arrogate to themselves the unwarranted role of deciding who gets and does not get what in a country that belongs to all.

He said: “Unfortunately, we see this playing out every day in the name of party politics whereby a group of individuals ‘scramble’ for, and selfishly allot to themselves and their cronies the wealth and resources of this great country while leaving little or nothing for the masses of the people of Nigeria.”