Contrary to widely held opinion that the North does not want restructuring of the federation, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, who is the Vice Chairman of Nigerian Governors Forum and Chairman of governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that Nigeria's advancement as a nation depends on "restructuring and devolution of powers," while arguing that the Federal Government must "shed weight and devolve more powers to the sub-nationals."
