Collapse 36 states to 6 zones, Ekweremadu tells FG Michael Abimboye 2 hours ago 51315 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Send email -Ekweremadu has proposed that the 36 states be collapsed into 6 zone -Ekweremadu’s positions were offered in his new book, Who will love my country: Ideas of building the Nigeria of our dreams Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu Nigeria’s deputy senate president, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has called for the collapse of the 36 states of the federation into six geopolitical zones. According to the legislator, the move is a drastic restructuring of the country to avoid continually hindering of development. The abolition of the 36 states, he said, would release the latent potentials for growth by the regions, which he said, were, over the years, foiled by the reckless derailment of the country’s federalism by successive military governments. READ ALSO: SHOCKER! House of Reps Clerk gave N500m bribe to be promoted Clerk of National Assembly – PDP Ekweremadu’s positions were offered in his new book, Who will love my country: Ideas of building the Nigeria of our dreams, which is due for public presentation tomorrow, April 27 in Abuja. The Deputy President of the Senate praised the nation’s founding fathers, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Dr. Nnamadi Azikiwe and Sir Ahmadu Bello, for espousing federalism as the basis of the country’s federation at independence. He said that suggestions that fiscal federalism would bring about distortive growth were untenable, affirming that even in a forest, not all trees are equal. Meanwhile, there are reports that Ekweremadu could replace embattled senate president Bukola saraki as President of the senate should the CCT rule against Mr