Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, on Tuesday, said Nigeria must be restructured to reflect true federalism.
The governor also said that restructuring the country does not mean secession which some people have been agitating for.
He made the statement while receiving members of the Pan-Yoruba Socio-political organisation, Afenifere, in Akure.
“Thank you for noting our efforts on the security of the state. You have captured it succinctly in a way that you can’t put it better. We met with a lot of forces and it was not easy and it is still not easy.
“When you are forced into a corner where you have a security outfit without the right to carry the right arms, but we thank God that in all of Amotekun’s efforts, we have not suffered any casualty.
“Amotekun is going to be a forerunner for state police. We believe that our security architecture needs total restructuring. There must be a multi-level system of policing.
“This is where I believe part of the issue of restructuring lies. People, who thought restructuring is about secession, are wrong. We must restructure fiscal policy. We must restructure to show true federalism.
“President Muhammadu Buhari has done a few things on restructuring more than any President. But we are still clamouring for more”, Akeredolu said.
Speaking on ranching, the governor said, “We are not going to give our land to foreigners. But ranches are important.”
Akeredolu had kicked against the recent call by a Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho for the Yoruba nation. According to Akeredolu, Ondo State would not join the call for any secession.