Yes, four long years ago, Checker Finn and I were still wedded to the «tight - loose» formula of federalism in education: Uncle Sam should be tighter on the outcomes expected from our schools but much looser on how states and districts achieve those ends. (educationnext.org)
Section 162 of the 1999 Constitution, with its ten subsections, is a negation of true federalism because of the undue preponderance of power vested in the Central Government with respect to the control of the money in the Federation Account. (dailypost.ng)
On its own part, UYLA, while thanking the Federal Government for initiating the visit, called for true fiscal federalism as well as an increase in derivation benefit to the region from 13 to 50 per cent within every period of five years. (punchng.com)