Former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku says restructuring of  Nigeria’s current governance architecture remains the only way towards achieving political and socio-economic stability in Nigeria.

Speaking on the topic ‘Leadership and the Future of Nigeria’ at the 10th Memorial Symposium for the late Afenifere chieftain, Senator Abraham Adesanya on Wednesday, Anyaoku lamented the killings in some parts of the country and the simmering agitations for secession.

“I believe that restructuring Nigeria’s present governance architecture by returning to the provisions of its 1960 and 1963 constitutional arrangements will not only help the emergence of a leadership that will pave the way for a national rebirth, but will also put the country on a more assured path to political stability and faster socio-economic development,” Anyaoku said.

He added: “I am proposing a restructuring of Nigeria into a true federation of eight federating units comprising the existing geo-political zones plus a restored old Mid-West region and a newly created Middle Belt federating unit.”

Anyaoku noted that the late Adesanya  was a deputy leader of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), a pro-democracy movement formed in 1994, as a symbol of unity for his Yoruba ethnic group and the country at large.

Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar who chaired the occasion described Senator Adesanya, who died on April 27, 2008 as a man of integrity who gave him quality advice that helped him pilot the transition to democracy in Nigeria.