Convene Police Council Meeting Now, PDP Govs Urge Buhari

The governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently convene the Nigerian Police Council, NPC, meeting to deliberate on workable solutions to the insecurity challenges facing the country.

The meeting of the PDP Governors Forum which held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, also advised the Commander-in-Chief to waste no time in sending an executive bill to the National Assembly on constitutional amendment to devolve more powers to federating states, particularly in the area of security.

In a communiqué signed by chairman of the forum and governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, the governors threw their weight behind calls for the establishment of ranches to put an end to the perennial crises involving farmers and herdsmen over the last few years.

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The communiqué read: “The President should summon an immediate meeting of the Nigerian Police Council, which comprises Mr. President and all state governors and other critical stakeholders to evolve and implement strategies to combat the present threats to our union, especially with respect to policing.

“The meeting agreed that the Police Force still remains the appropriate institution to secure our democracy and should not be subjected to personal attacks. The welfare, training, equipment, funding of all security agencies should be given priority.

“The meeting called on Mr. President as the Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria and Commander- in-Chief of Nigerian Armed Forces to immediately send an executive bill to the National Assembly to amend the Nigerian Constitution to devolve more powers to the states with respect to security arrangements culminating in some form of state policing and the general security architecture.

‘Support resolution of NGF, Northern Govs, Southern govs’ “The meeting supports the earlier positions 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.

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“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 All Progressives Congress, 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 re-iterated 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.

“The meeting thanked the host governor, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for being a gracious and wonderful host, and congratulated him for the many landmark developmental projects he has executed, and urged him to continue to work with all stakeholders in the South-West Zone to ensure that PDP takes over majority of the states in the zone.”

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In attendance were Governor Tambuwal (Sokoto); Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom); Douye Diri (Bayelsa); Samuel Ortom (Benue); and Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State. Others are Governors Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa), Godwin Obaseki (Edo) and Bala Mohammed (Bauchi). Governor Bello Mattawale of Zamfara State was represented by the deputy, Mahdi Mohammed.

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