Nigerian governors are parasites- Former SGF, Babachir Lawal

Former secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has described governors as parasites feeding on the country's treasury.

According to Lawal who addressed journalists in Abuja, he would scrap state governments and allow only federal and local government if he had his way.

“I’m not a constitutional expert but I know if I had my way in the setup of this country, the governors in the middle are just parasites that are taking the major share of the resources that are supposed to go to states, they abuse it.

If I had my way, there would be federal government and local governments, such that the resources that are due to the state would be shared equally with the local government at that level and a lot of things will be done.

In the case of the federal government, we understand why it has to be federal government. There are some institutions that have to be national in itself. The army, for example, the federal police must be there, foreign affairs must be there but the states, we can devolve the powers back of the states to the local governments” he said

Lawal supported Buhari in his decision to retain the service chiefs despite calls fro their sack.