The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors, under the aegis of the PDP Governors’ Forum, have called on President Muhammadu Buhari 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.
Arising from a closed-door meeting held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, yesterday, the PDP governors, in a communique issued at the end of the closed-door meeting that lasted for about two hours, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to summon an immediate meeting of the Nigerian Police Council, which comprises the President and all State governors and other critical stakeholders to evolve and implement strategies to combat the present threats to the union, especially with respect to policing.
The PDP Governors’ Forum called for the reformation of the various civil institutions to achieve efficiency and equity for all sections of Nigeria.
The communique issued by the Chairman of the Governors Forum, Sokoto State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, said that the governors further reviewed the state of the nation, particularly, practical next steps to take to advance the conversation on the worsening security situation and collapsing economy of Nigeria.
The twelve governors are Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal; Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri; Benue State, Samuel Ortom; Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri; Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi; Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa.
Others include Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed; Akwa Ibom, Udoh Emmanuel; Rivers State, Nyesom Wike; Edo State, Godwin Obaseki; Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Mahdi Aliyu Gusau and the host governor, Seyi Makinde.
The Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade; Taraba State governor, Darius Ishaku and Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpiazu were absent from the meeting.
