Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has expressed concerns regarding the insecurity currently being faced in the country.
Governor El-Rufai has called for the decentralization of the judiciary and the creation of state police forces for all the individual states in the country.
During the #UrgentConversations programme held on Friday, February 19 which was attended by national analysts, El-Rufai stated many points that could help in salvaging the current situation.
He also kicked against discriminatory and ethnic profiling. According to him, criminal activities shouldn’t be judged based in where a person comes from.
He said;
“I will dwell on three of the issues that I believe are critical to the immediate needs of the country to pull back from the brink.
“The first, it is imperative for Federal, state, and community policing. We do not have enough police. One centralised police for the country just has not worked.
“Secondly, we must amend the constitution and relevant laws to ensure control of oil and gas, mines, and minerals in the states that already have control over land under the land use Act with royalties and taxes payable to the Federal Government and the Federation Account
“Number three, we must rectify the anomaly of a Federation that has a more or less unitary judiciary.”
Stressing his first point he stated;
“My first recommendation is to implement the three key devolution proposals that I mentioned above. Give us state police now, vest all minerals in the state now, and decentralised our judiciary now, not tomorrow, not later.”
The governor also noted that banditry is now a national problem and Nigeria is in one of her most difficult moments.
“It is an understatement to say that Nigeria is in one of its most difficult moments. The genuine fears for their lives and property felt by many citizens across the country need to be assuaged. All responsible persons must show compassion to our compatriots that have been affected while calming nerves.
“Banditry is a national problem, with victims from all parts of the country, and we should address it with a common resolve,”
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