MT:


Restructuring is such a loose word. You need to be specifics when you are talking about restructuring. Different people and politicians have different selfish definitions for their own restructuring. When you mention restructuring, can you please be more specific what you want to really restructure because lot of people just mention the words without even understanding it.

MT:


Nigerians always rush to cite example of US when it is convenient but refuse to act like the Americans as citizens. It is obvious Governors are more evil than the President. They have technically killed the Local Govt despite all interventions from different quarters, sitting on their monies and milking the LG dry.

What has Governors done with the Monthly state security allocation, squander it. Having state police will create 36 different monsters in all the states. I align with the President, I am totally against it.

sangresan:


You didn't take cognizance of the wise saying that, "Abuse does not take away use". The fact that state or community police could be abused by governors is not enough reason to dismiss it. It's just like saying that a baby should not practice how to walk because he or she may fall down. Have you seen a baby that starts walking immediately after birth? Probably in Buhari's world.

In better climes, the job of maintaining public law and order is often left to the states, communities and local councils. Then, there may be a federal police force for handling inter-state crimes. But in Nigeria, the contrary is the case. And we know why. Buhari's kinsmen who are roaming about our forests wouldn't try such if we have state police or community police.

If we don't start putting structures in place to deepen our democratic experience, we will continue to fumble and wobble as a nation. The ongoing security crisis in the North will be a child's play to what will eventually befell Nigeria.

Wiifesnatcher:
state governors will abused power bla bla, are you not abusing the one given to you? IGP and DSS are loyal to you and not to Nigerians, so what different does it make?



state police will end Fulani herdsmen stupidity in southern Nigeria, we can see the outcome with Amotekun that wasn't even given full support of policing



state police will force itself to come when we restructure, enough of one Oga calling from Abuja to released or transfered a Fulani terrorist caught to abuja

Iliveforever:
If you’re a good observant, you don’t need to read the full story to know that buhari is tired.

backbencher:


Well, I meant I don't agree with him most of the time, but on state police, he is making a lot of sense....

Yesh, I consider all past and present Nigerian leaders as being awful, but when they say or do the right thing, I agree with them

sangresan:


You didn't take cognizance of the wise saying that, "Abuse does not take away use". The fact that state or community police could be abused by governors is not enough reason to dismiss it. It's just like saying that a baby should not practice how to walk because he or she may fall down. Have you seen a baby that starts walking immediately after birth? Probably in Buhari's world.

In better climes, the job of maintaining public law and order is often left to the states, communities and local councils. Then, there may be a federal police force for handling inter-state crimes. But in Nigeria, the contrary is the case. And we know why. Buhari's kinsmen who are roaming about our forests wouldn't try such if we have state police or community police.

If we don't start putting structures in place to deepen our democratic experience, we will continue to fumble and wobble as a nation. The ongoing security crisis in the North will be a child's play to what will eventually befell Nigeria.

backbencher:


I just stated my objections

Stating my objections does not mean you cannot have your state police.

dat9jaguy:



You don't agree with Bubu but everything you said up there is in agreement with what Bubu said.

babaolofin:


You don't have to state your objections by bringing unverified and illogical demerit of the State Police still being practised in the US Federalism to the nomadic federalism being used in Nigeria.

Damidave1124:
I'm tempted to bash Buhari, but haven gone through the write up, I must say he raised some salient points.

The governors, if given the opportunity will abuse it, they'll use it to which hunt their opponents till the subdue them.

Again, the north is scared of state police, because they'll lose their grip on Nigeria at large. Each state controlling the police will not favour the born to rule people

Sebastine1994:
I hate buhari but hiß talk make sense 100%>

When you dash governor's power without accountability, they will do and undo. State police works in America because the citizens are politically active.

State police is not the answer to our problem, but citizens speaking with one voice and we would get whatever we want in life. Trust me.

If all boys decide to speak with one voice we would end government manipulation.

sangresan:


You didn't take cognizance of the wise saying that, "Abuse does not take away use". The fact that state or community police could be abused by governors is not enough reason to dismiss it. It's just like saying that a baby should not practice how to walk because he or she may fall down. Have you seen a baby that starts walking immediately after birth? Probably in Buhari's world.

In better climes, the job of maintaining public law and order is often left to the states, communities and local councils. Then, there may be a federal police force for handling inter-state crimes. But in Nigeria, the contrary is the case. And we know why. Buhari's kinsmen who are roaming about our forests wouldn't try such if we have state police or community police.

If we don't start putting structures in place to deepen our democratic experience, we will continue to fumble and wobble as a nation. The ongoing security crisis in the North will be a child's play to what will eventually befell Nigeria.

dat9jaguy:



You don't agree with Bubu but everything you said up there is in agreement with what Bubu said.

sangresan:


Your conclusion is wrong. Nigeria once had local police up till the period of the first military coup and there was nothing like this. Of course, no human system is perfect.

dlox147:
Direct primaries would have whittled down the influence of governors on the Local government, Buhari said NO!

Now it is state police. Since we have identified the possible problems, the only thing left is to come up with ways to prevent such problems.
We can have the federal police Supervise the state police.

Misterdhee1:
Same boring rhetorics. Bubu’s answers to critical interview questions most times put him off as someone with a closed mind. If Federal policing hasn’t solved the national security problems over the years, the only sensible thing for a leader to do is to listen to voice of reasoning and consider diversifying the system to cater for local needs. But then, it’s Buhari

backbencher:
I don't agree with Bubu, but state police has 3 problems for me

1. Funding. Most states don't earn enough money to fund normal stuff, talkless state police

2. And let's be honest, governors will use the state police to deal with their opponents.

3. And let's not talk about what would happen in cases of tribal and religious crisis.


The USA that had state police, during the civil rights era of the 1960s, there were times where the federal government had to intervene because the state police was heavily heavily racist ( in some instances indistinguishable from groups like the KKK)

Modified

1. Expanding further on point 1, our tax to gdp ratio is low. Less than 30% of Nigerians don't pay income tax to state and federal government. So, where are we going to find the money for state police? Is it from oil whose price jumps up and down? No, loans. Just loans.

DubaiLandLord:
What's the way out of this LG autonomy, GMB has really tried to let them have autonomy.

linearity:


These are all excuses, the center is afraid of losing it’s power. No one has power gave it up willingly.

ivolt:

Buhari has done nothing meaningful actually.
Since the constitution recognizes LG, then the problem is easy.

Set up separate allocation accounts for LG.
Make a law abolishing caretaker chairman and transfer of LG allocation to the state.
Set up an anti-corruption agency to monitor LG fund usage within the LG.

With this, the LG will be as free as the state governor.

backbencher:
I don't agree with Bubu, but state police has 3 problems for me

1. Funding. Most states don't earn enough money to fund normal stuff, talkless state police

2. And let's be honest, governors will use the state police to deal with their opponents.

3. And let's not talk about what would happen in cases of tribal and religious crisis.


The USA that had state police, during the civil rights era of the 1960s, there were times where the federal government had to intervene because the state police was heavily heavily racist ( in some instances indistinguishable from groups like the KKK)

Modified

1. Expanding further on point 1, our tax to gdp ratio is low. Less than 30% of Nigerians don't pay income tax to state and federal government. So, where are we going to find the money for state police? Is it from oil whose price jumps up and down? No, loans. Just loans.

2.We had regional police in 1966. You people know what happened that year.

ugom123:


We can't continue like this bro. No country as big as Nigeria with multi ethnic dimension runs a unitary system. This will cause problem as always.

We need to change the current system of allowing FG own more of the resources income and VAT to enable states run their affairs. States can go into business with one another. There are many resources here in every state that can be used by the state. We are just being lazy. Many of the resources we have can earn real money when sold or used for finished products. End the current ussless system that give states money they didn't work for. It can't work.
again, police should go to state. Is FG not abusing police? What kind of mumu talk is he saying. FG is also abusing police and using it against critics.
we are too scared in Nigeria to allow the mere executive to ride Nigeria like this? Who is buhari if all the governors demand for this? Governors should be given the power to be ral executive of their states and not this mere ceremonial positions that they have.

How can govenors be traveling to Abuja go always go and beg president over issues dealing with his own state and his own people and if the governors is in the black book of the ruling executive, he will be denied of vital things. This is nonsense.

What we need is regional or stage police and for the constitution to be carefully written to prevent anyone in that region or state of FG from having all the powers to manipulate it.

The current system is bloody and Wil always cause lack of patriotism. No country grows without patriotism.

See, we are so backward. Many countries in Africa already have constant and stable electricity, water and better major city plannings. We are still here with terrible electricity supply due to terrible system of govt that we run.

Ibrahim3307:
I agree with you but what are the solutions?

vanbonattel:
So, killings and Ethnic cleansing under a lopsided police and army is the best?

[b] Under the present circumstances, 95% of the police commissioners are fulani people. [/b]The IGP is a fulani man. Over 60% of the DPO and DCO are all fulani. And the fulani is just less than 4% of Nigeria population.

When the northerners start their killing spree in the south, they always have all the police and army protection they need because their brothers will protect and urge them on. This leads to immediate casualties and arrest of anyone that is not a northerner.

There can never be enforcement of anti grazing laws in the south because the police command structure is controlled by the same fulani that owns the cows.

There is much crime in the south because Adamus and Abduls that doesn't know anything about the terrain are in control of police formations and criminals will be running amok knowing that the Adamus knows motjing about the terrain they operate. They are just bribe collecting robots intent on checkpoint profits.

State police will help the locals who are the real stakeholders to police their domain in the way they want, nobody can do anyhow because we know his address. Police brutality will be reduced to the minimum because there will not be any Northern policeman who will shoot innocent people and get an automatic transfer back to Jigawa state where he continues him crimes.