There won’t be peace in Niger Delta without restructuring — Clark

_Elder statesman and South-South leader, Chief Edwin Clark, says__ that only restructuring before 2019 can guarantee peace in the oil-rich Niger Delta region_

He said: Restructuring really is nothing but a re-introduction of true federalism, which was practised in the First Republic (1964-1966) when there was devolution of powers to the regions. There were three regions then: we had the Eastern Region, Western Region and the Northern Region.

The late Chief Obafemi Awolowo was the leader of the West. The late Nnamdi Azikiwe was the leader of the East, while the late Ahmadu Bello was the leader of the Northern Region. There was a truly fiscal federalism guided by three principal guidelines.