How Buhari Should Combat Insecurity, Threat To Unity — PDP Govs

*PDP governors to Buhari: States need more power, begin
constitutional review process

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has charged
President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately summon a meeting of the
Nigerian Police Council to evolve implementable strategies to
combat the present threats to the nation’s unity.

The forum noted that the meeting to comprise the President, all
governors, Inspector General of Police and other critical
stakeholders will help the current administration address
challenges of policing and insecurity in the country.

This is as the forum called on the Buhari led government to
de-escalate and lower tensions in our country by concentrating on
projects and policies that will enhance and promote national unity
and cohesion.

The meeting particularly noted that the police should not be
subjected to personal attacks but that the Federal Government
should prioritise the welfare, training, equipment, funding of all
security agencies.

These calls were contained in a communiqué issued at end of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum meeting held in
Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, which had 12 governors in
attendance.

Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of
Sokoto state was joined in the meeting by governors Ahmadu Fintiri
(Adamawa); Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom); Bala Mohammed (Bauchi); Duoye
Diri (Bayelsa); Samuel Ortom (Benue); Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta);
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu); Seyi Makinde (Oyo); Nyesom Wike (Rivers);
Godwin Obaseki (Edo); Bello Matawalle (Zamfara) represented by his
deputy, Mahdi Gusau.

Among others, the meeting also called on Buhari to immediately
send an executive bill to the National Assembly to amend the
Nigerian Constitution to devolve more powers to the States.

Especially, the governors asked for devolution in terms of
security arrangements that lead to state policing and change in the
general security architecture.

Other parts of the communique read, “The meeting supports the
earlier position taken by the Nigeria Governors Forum, Northern
Governors Forum and recently by the Southern Governors Forum to
adopt ranching as the most viable solution to the herders/farmers
clashes in Nigeria; the restructuring of the Nigerian federation to
devolve more powers and functions to the States, and reform of
various civil institutions to achieve efficiency and equity for all
sections of Nigeria.

“The meeting enjoins all Nigerians to work together to achieve
peace and harmony with one another, devoid of discrimination based
on ethnicity, religion and other cleavages. To this end, the
meeting called on the incompetent and rudderless APC Government to
take bold and deliberate steps to de-escalate and lower tensions in
our country, and concentrate on projects and policies that will
enhance and promote national unity and cohesion.

“The meeting reiterated our earlier call for the National
Assembly to expedite action on the passage of the Electoral Act
that will ensure a free and fair election, including provisions for
electronic accreditation and electronic transmission of votes.”

*PDP governors to Buhari: States need more power, begin
constitutional review process

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has charged
President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately summon a meeting of the
Nigerian Police Council to evolve implementable strategies to
combat the present threats to the nation’s unity.

The forum noted that the meeting to comprise the President, all
governors, Inspector General of Police and other critical
stakeholders will help the current administration address
challenges of policing and insecurity in the country.

This is as the forum called on the Buhari led government to
de-escalate and lower tensions in our country by concentrating on
projects and policies that will enhance and promote national unity
and cohesion.

The meeting particularly noted that the police should not be
subjected to personal attacks but that the Federal Government
should prioritise the welfare, training, equipment, funding of all
security agencies.

These calls were contained in a communiqué issued at end of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum meeting held in
Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, which had 12 governors in
attendance.

Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of
Sokoto state was joined in the meeting by governors Ahmadu Fintiri
(Adamawa); Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom); Bala Mohammed (Bauchi); Duoye
Diri (Bayelsa); Samuel Ortom (Benue); Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta);
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu); Seyi Makinde (Oyo); Nyesom Wike (Rivers);
Godwin Obaseki (Edo); Bello Matawalle (Zamfara) represented by his
deputy, Mahdi Gusau.

Among others, the meeting also called on Buhari to immediately
send an executive bill to the National Assembly to amend the
Nigerian Constitution to devolve more powers to the States.

Especially, the governors asked for devolution in terms of
security arrangements that lead to state policing and change in the
general security architecture.

Other parts of the communique read, “The meeting supports the
earlier position taken by the Nigeria Governors Forum, Northern
Governors Forum and recently by the Southern Governors Forum to
adopt ranching as the most viable solution to the herders/farmers
clashes in Nigeria; the restructuring of the Nigerian federation to
devolve more powers and functions to the States, and reform of
various civil institutions to achieve efficiency and equity for all
sections of Nigeria.

“The meeting enjoins all Nigerians to work together to achieve
peace and harmony with one another, devoid of discrimination based
on ethnicity, religion and other cleavages. To this end, the
meeting called on the incompetent and rudderless APC Government to
take bold and deliberate steps to de-escalate and lower tensions in
our country, and concentrate on projects and policies that will
enhance and promote national unity and cohesion.

“The meeting reiterated our earlier call for the National
Assembly to expedite action on the passage of the Electoral Act
that will ensure a free and fair election, including provisions for
electronic accreditation and electronic transmission of votes.”