House of assembly speakers back state police

By theGazetteNGR

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Posted: March 30, 2021 at 11:53 AM, Updated: September 21, 2022 at 7:43 AM

The Conference of speakers of state legislatures of Nigeria has expressed worry over the continued insecurity, it urged the Federal Government to resort to true state and community policing to end the menace.

The speakers who were in Bauchi State for their general meeting and conference hosted by their Chairman of the body, Abubakar Suleiman, the Speaker of the Bauchi Assembly made the call in their communique that issued after their meeting.

‘The Conference decries the spate of insecurity in the Country and while commending the Federal Government on its efforts at fighting the insecurity in the country, the Conference calls on the Federal Government to tinker with the security architecture in the country to reflect the demographic reality of our country. In other words, the Conference advocates for Community Policing as a way out of the problems.’

They resolved to set up a Constitutional Review Committee that which its terms of reference include articulating and submission of the inputs of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria in the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

And that all the State Houses of Assembly should ensure passage of the Funds Management Bill in their respective State Houses of Assembly for effective implementation of the Financial Autonomy for the State Legislature and Judiciary.

The Conference expressed appreciation to the Executive Governor of Bauchi State His Excellency Sen Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed for his warm reception extended to the Members of the Conference during their stay in the State for the Conference general meeting from 26th to 28h March 2021.

The speakers paid a visit to the Emir of Bauchi, Alh. Rilwanu Adamu, and proceeded to facility your within the Bauchi metropolis.

The meeting was attended by 30 speakers.

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