President Tinubu was supported by millions of Nigerians for different reasons. A large majority of them was for his credentials as a champion of true/fiscal federalism and multi level policing. All through his political life, he has given many speeches in support of these core values. During his visit to Chattam house London in d heat of the campaign, then Gov El Rufai who he asked to speak on security stated clearly that Tinubu would initiate an era of state policing.

When Tinubu ascended d presidency, he told Nigerians that he would soon drastically change our security architecture. He swiftly changed d service chiefs. Many of us commended the change especially as a man from southern Kaduna was made Chief of Defense Staff. Unfortunately since then, nothing has been done regarding the security architecture. Insecurity that had improved has reared up it's ugly head again. The killings on Christmas Eve in d Plateau and those in d north in the last few weeks have now showed us that the problem is far beyond the people appointed to serve as security chiefs. PBAT has already done 7 months and it's time to take off the gloves and call on him to implement what he promised.

APC in it's 2015 manifesto listed state police as it's first item but Buhari did not believe in it and so refused to implement it. El Rufai Committee produced in my opinion the best document for restructuring in recent history, and it recommended state police but Buhari refused to implement. During a live programe Journalist Hangout on TVC, then VP Osinbajo in a phone in clearly said he supports state police. But Buhari refused it. Buhari at an interview said states don't have enough resources to fund state police hence he was hesitant. He preferred sending condolence messages to the families of the bereaved which he did constantly for eight years.
Under Tinubu, allocations to states and local govt have almost doubled. Does he like Buhari also believe states don't have the money to find it?
Is Tinubu concerned that the governors may abuse it like they are abusing SIEC? Is there not a way that state police can be configured such that state governors dont have absolute control, perhaps like setting up a federal agency like the NJC who alone would handle promotions, suspension and removal of state police commissioners? Or can't there be a state council made up of the governor, all serving senators, all past governors who shall exercise powers to appoint or regulate the police in their states?

Tinubu should know that the mistakes made by allowing Buhari have his way of complacency won't be repeated with him. He has done 7 months and he must implement what he campaigned with. He can't be embarking on condolence messages the way Buhari did. Things have changed, our people can't keep dying.

It is therefore imperative for all genuine supporters of PBAT to demand from him to immediately upon resumption in the new year set up a joint executive/national assembly committee to work out modalities for constitutional amendment to allow state and local policing. Such committed should include his AG, NSA, rep of Nigeria Governors Forum, rep of LG Chairmen, reps of National Assemby, rep of Conference of Speakers of state assemblies, one former IG or DIG, human rights activists well versed in the law, constitutional lawyers, religious and traditional rulers. They should submit a report to him in 90 days after which he immediately drafts an executive bill to the NASS.

If Tinubu does not work on multi level policing in 2024, he won't be able to do it afterwards cos election issues would begin to crop in. Let all PBAT supporters begin to pressure him that the time for changing our security architecture is now. We will not allow him to be sending Kasim Shettina on condolence visits the way PMB was sending Osinbajo.

Any constitution amendment for devolution of powers must be started and concluded in 2024. Let's not allow PBAT to sink into the complacency trap.

God bless PBAT, God bless Nigeria

No president like yar adua

Good people listen up! Its only a mediocre will say and claim we live in a fair country!

No good policies provided and so many are expecting economic turnaround how?! Thats arrant mediocrity! Lets wake up we re at cold war

Aboks:
No president like yar adua

He ruled for only a little over two years so we may not be able to judge him fairly. Remember also he was so lucky that he was handed d biggest reserves and excess crude account in d history of Nigeria by d outgoing OBJ administration. He didn't have to take any difficult decision before he left. It's in taking a difficult decision that a great leader is known