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Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has disclosed that his principal has no plan to relocate the country\u2019s capital from Abuja to Lagos State as rumoured.<\/p>\n

The recent announcements on relocation of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) should not trigger unnecessary confusion, according to him.<\/p>\n

CBN\u2019s disclosure of the relocation of some of its departments from Abuja to Lagos, as well as FAAN\u2019s, elicited reactions, with northern stakeholders like Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), rejecting the decision.<\/p>\n

Onanuga said those peddling the rumour that Tinubu is planning to move the country\u2019s capital to Lagos are \u201cdishonest and ethnic champions.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Ali Ndume, chief whip of the senate, warned Tinubu that the decision will have political consequences.<\/p>\n

But in a Wednesday statement, Onanuga backed the decision, saying a regulator ought to be close to the businesses it regulates.<\/p>\n

The presidential aide said administrative decisions should not be politicised, adding that those pushing the rumour want to pit the north against the south.<\/p>\n

His words: \u201cPresident Tinubu has no plan whatsoever to move the Federal Capital to Lagos.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe movement of FAAN, a department of aviation ministry to Lagos, where it was based before former minister Hadi Sirika moved it to Abuja during the last administration, does not amount to moving the FCT to Lagos.<\/p>\n

READ ALSO: FAAN Moves Headquarters To Lagos, Says FG Made Decision To Curb Waste Of Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe administrative move should have attracted scant attention, as Lagos is the commercial capital and the hub of aviation business in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cFAAN should be nowhere else but near the industry it regulates. FAAN will still maintain some presence in Abuja, as it is not a wholesale movement.<\/p>\n

\u201cSimilarly, the movement of some departments of the CBN to Lagos should not trigger any hoopla.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe departments concerned, including the bank supervision department, are those dealing with commercial banks, all with headquarters in Lagos. A regulator ought to be close to the businesses it regulates.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll those pushing this campaign of falsehood and misinformation know they are merely playing politics, albeit a dangerous politics, to pit the North against the South.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are many parastatals that are not based in Abuja depending on their mandate. The headquarters of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), for example, are in Lagos. In the same vein, the headquarters of National Inland Waterways Authority( NIWA) is in Lokoja, while that of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), was commissioned by former President Muhammadu Buhari is in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdministrative decisions should not be politicized. Let it not look like whenever we are temporarily not at the helm of affairs, we create all manners of dangerous rumours to distract from the bigger picture and emasculate an administration led by a southerner.\u201d<\/p>\n

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