“TINUBU’S CALL TO ACTION: STATE POLICE KEY TO SECURING NIGERIA “
GREATRIBUNETVNEWS–President Tinubu urges Senators to amend the constitution to establish State Police, tackling insecurity and strengthening grassroots policing.
Key Issues:
– _”amend the constitution to provide a legal framework for the establishment of State Police to tackle insecurity nationwide”_ – President Bola Tinubu.
– Urgent Need: State Police to address evolving security challenges and enhance response to threats.
– _”The creation of State Police has become urgent to address Nigeria’s evolving security challenges, strengthen grassroots policing, and enhance states’ capacity to respond swiftly to threats within their jurisdictions.”_
– Decentralized Policing: Complement federal security architecture, promote intelligence-led, community-focused law enforcement.
– _”A decentralised policing structure would complement existing federal security architecture and promote intelligence-led, community-focused law enforcement.”_
– Unity Needed: Tinubu emphasizes harmony between executive and Senate to defeat terrorism and banditry.
President Tinubu thanked the Senate for its unflinching support towards achieving various economic reforms of his administration, especially the fuel subsidy removal and tax reform policy.
“I have a lot of credit for bold reforms. Without your collaboration and inspiration, those reforms would not be possible. We are reformists together. What we gave up and what we stopped is monumental corruption in the subsidy system. We don’t want to participate in monumental corruption and arbitrage foreign exchange.
“You don’t have to chase me for dollars; you could see what Nigeria is today. You should be proud, and I am glad you are. What we are enjoying is a stable economy, and prosperity is beckoning us. We need to work hard, and this attendance means a lot to me,” the President said.
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, commended the President for hosting the leadership of the Senate to the Interfaith breaking of fast.
He commended President Tinubu for providing the visionary leadership the nation needs at this critical time, stating that the administration’s bold reforms have now brought more revenue to governors at the sub-national level for the development of critical infrastructure.
The Senate President prayed for the administration.
He also prayed for the nation’s peace and prosperity.
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