Yoruba statesman and former Presidential candidate, Chief Olu Falae, has explained the importance of reverting to a state policing system.
This came against the backdrop of a devastating terrorist attacks on Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State.
The assailants besieged the church premises during the Sunday service, murdering worshippers with the usage of machine guns and dynamite.
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In his interview on AriseTV on Tuesday, June 7, Falae urged the Federal Government to entrench a state policing system due to the complexity of the country which has made the fight against terrorism an arduous endeavour.
Falae noted;
We pretend to have a central police force securing a complex country such as Nigeria particularly in these days of terrorism.
Unequivocally, I advocate the state police force and LG police force. We had three police forces in the colonial period which was phased out after the Civil War.
The establishment of Amotekun was due to the failure regarding the agreement to establish state police force. Even universities have Police forces abroad and I don’t seem to understand the issue in Nigeria.
He also advocated the need for a new constitution in order to tackle the challenges bedeviling the country.
The politician further posited:
What Nigeria needs is a new constitution that addresses the fundamental issues within the system; this was redressed by the national conference inaugurated by former President Goodluck Jonathan. At the end of the day, there was a consensus on all the issues with over 600 resolutions passed by consensus. The report is available to be used as a working document and template for a new constitution. Amending the constitution is a complete waste of time. The military imposed the current constitution.
We are not building a sustainable country with national unity at the lowest ebb and until we return to the political covenant reached before independence which gave considerable autonomy to the regions, issues will continue to fester. Powers need to be devolved to the state in order to make a fresh start.
