₦airaland Forum

Kriss216:
Sanwo Olu lacks the pedigree to lead.

You can't be leading millions of people and still be naive. As a Governor of a State with power and authority, you can't come to such scenario and be using "Please", "Can you".
You talk with authority.


Only Wike's voice alone will send the abokki CSP into hiding.

Another illiterate.
The governor's authority and power are clearly limited by the constitution.
Lagosians obviously don't want a tout as governor.

Wike would have been disgraced in similar situations if he tries to exert a power he doesn't have
against lawful police action.

DubaiLandLord:
I doubt GMB can do what you're suggesting.

LG areas getting there funds will truly bring development to the grassroot if they are been monitored well.

And I think INEC should be in charge of LG elections, states electoral commission should stop been in charge

He can do it but the will to do is a different matter.
Since the national assembly would not reject any reasonable bill he sponsors,
LG autonomy will be a done deal if he shows serious interest.

Despite all the noise and curses.
The fact won at the end of the day.

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

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.

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.

Why is nobody calling for total disbandment of the federal police despite all the illegalities and atrocities they engaged in over the years?

If we are to judge by problem alone, federal police should not exist.
BTW, state police need no supervision safe from establishing them.

dat9jaguy:
You don't agree with Bubu but everything you said up there is in agreement with what Bubu said.

That is how they are trained to deceive people.
He claimed he didn't agree in order to avoid suspicion.

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.

Good points.
Some governors don't want state police because they don't want to be blamed
for insecurity in their state.
While some citizens are against state police because the status quo favors them.

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.

Nonsense.
How come your governor is not sitting on your private money in the bank?

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.

Why are you even calling governors instead of facing the one in your state?
Don't be a coward, face your governor.

State police is coming and nothing can stop it.

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.

Why do you dash Buhari power without accountablilty?

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

Choose a side please.
You trust Buhari with federal police and at the same time accusing
the north of being scared.
You are obviously the scared party.

Buhari is against state police for ethnic reasons.
State police will solve the problems of ethnic cleansing and the unchecked reign of bandits.

The era of releasing criminals based on an order from above will also come to an end.

cococandy:
Yet many men can attest to receiving lavish gifts from their wives.
But all you guys do is come to the internet and lie about how rare it is

They are not lying.
Men with neither girlfriends nor wives can only speculate about the nature of relationships.

enforcers

Fake news.

Enyimbamercedes:
So a police officer or team of police officers can be sent to any state to enforce orders without the knowledge of the government who is the Chief Security Officer of the State?

A police officer can boldly face a governor, not salute him and not take orders from him?

The only time this can happen in the military is when there is a hostile takeover of power.

Demonstration of Craze

Get a copy of the constitution, read it and stop arguing blindly.
The police are not answerable to the governor and neither can a governor
override a court ruling.
Every officer in a state were sent there by the FG without informing the governor and
they are regularly transferred as the FG wishes.

wirinet:
The police seems right in this case. The police came to help enforce a subsisting Supreme Court judgement. Since the Supreme Court is the final arbiter, I don't see the need for delay or further settlement. If the defenders wanted to settle out of court, it should have been done before final judgement. It's contempt to prevent a court judgement from being executed.

This case doesn't put Lagos State Government in good light. The governor's seem to be using executive powers to defy a valid court order. A problem we are still grappling with at the federal level. This is a good argument against giving governors police powers which is expected in a true Federation.

Don't mind these people.
It is oppression when the government illegality affects them.
But the same people wants the government to use dictatorial power
against those they hate.

simple250:
That CSP is lucky it's not rivers state Wike for chase erm instantly

Wike cannot chase them, he will be disgraced if he tries it.

austinvsb:
Magodo incident is about rule of law, AGF & IGP’s agents lawfully cannot invade the estate in the pretext of enforcing SC Judgment.
They are not Sheriffs empowered to so do under the SCPA. If the LASG disobeyed the Court, redress venue is still the Court.Not office of IGP or AGF

It is a lost cause discussing this issue with you as you don't even understand the basics of law.
Let me know when you are properly educated.

Lagosfinder:
Settlement that favors all parties is all we seek

Nope, settlement that favors the victims is the right one.
People need to learn that there are consequences for illegal and oppressive actions.

Omonigho1976:
So how did Woke do it in Rivers when federal thugs(police) came in the dead of night to arrest a judge. When woke arrived the Judges residence even the cp that led them ran away. Oboy Sanwo na Pussy nigger jare

The police were on illegal duty without warrant. They were outnumbered and withdrew
to avoid confrontation or being sacrificed by those who sent them.
Wike dares not try the stunt in broad daylight with policemen carrying out their legal duties.
He will be disgraced.

It is not today that police has been used to cage governors.

austinvsb:
You are amplifying my point! Not only was the governor unaware of this operation in his state, he also couldn't stop it!

A governor need not be aware of any law enforcement operation and stopping it should actually be a crime
as it is in organised countries with federal and state police.

Neither governors or presidents are gods with unlimited power.
Even dictatorship tyrants don't interfere in all civil cases.

The police, judiciary and others are supposed to be independent from external interference
while carrying out their lawful duties. They do not need the governor or the president's permission
to do their job.

How then is he supposed to guarantee any form of security to the people that voted him in as the chief security officer of the state?!!

A chief security officer is not above the law and neither does he has the right to perverse justice.

You should even be afraid that a mere man can scuttle your justice even if you win in court.

The government stole people's land and sold it to their friends.
The court returns the land back to the owner and the police are enforcing
the judgement according to the power granted to them by the constitution.

All you and others could do is support the thieves and bring up various excuses
to justify denial of justice.

With your mindset, I am afraid for the future!

Eriokanmi:
Tinubu came and deployed his thugs to intimidate people over land issues. Too ba gbemu, you'd smell death if you didn't die eventually. Nice judgement ever. Gradually, we will take back what belongs to us. Magodo landlords should approach the court and do the needful. Their money must not go just like that. Supreme court judgement is supreme according to its name and there's nothing anyone can do about it. I'm not a fan of the apc but malami is in order in this. He's the AGF and MOJ.

Stop saying what you don't know.
Was Magodo estate developed by the Lagos state government?

Malawian:
He can if he wants, which law is wikeusing to revoke people's properties in PH? Na just say crase pass crase for gidi.

Haven't you learned from this story?
The real owner will go to court and retrieve their lands.
Thiefs in government steal lands from owners under the guise of public good and then
reallocate same land to their friends and family and you are here supporting them. SMH

austinvsb:
The right or wrong of the judgement is not any of my business. The issue for me is what transpired in that video. The governor of a state (who doubles as the chief security officer of that state) ordered a CSP to stand down, and he blatantly disregarded him!

That is atrocious!!!

The governor cannot order any policeman to stop doing his or her job.
He has no such power.

2mNaira:
Modified:
Please EFCC has nothing to do with this. A recent Supreme court ruling has clearly stated that EFCC only has no business with cases that do not involve moving money illegally out of Nigeria.

This is false.
EFCC act is very clear and the supreme court did not invalidate any part of it.

It is probably too late.
The supreme court have issued a verdict.

hmm

Could this eviction issue be why Lagos CP was embarrassed at a different gate?

After reading the association's response and this apology letter.
I can only conclude that the CP's interrogation was preplanned in order to settle
estate's political score among different camps.

The CP's host is likely hated by some people in the estate management and they decided to get back at him
by embarrassing his guest.

The association claimed the security agents were arrested because they were trying
to help the CP with direction. That is absurd. He was not lost to begin with.

The association also claimed they weren't informed of his coming. A properly identified
policeman regardless of his/her rank does not need permission to enter a public space.
In a more equal country most Lagos estate gates will be torn down to ease traffic.

todaynewsreview:
Deleting a whole lot of friends just because of their too much emphasis on money money money. They make you feel, you're not hardworking at all. Such has actually pushed many into crime. I beg to copy this. Thanks

You are right!

Kelvin30286063:
Any white man that talks about getting scammed in oil business in Nigeria should not be pitied. They've been scamming us for long. The big question is if he is a legit buyer of oil in Nigeria, why is he dealing with individuals(brokers) and not the nnpc?
You buy from people operating illegal oil wells and now you got scammed and you are shouting foul play

They are not illegal oil wells.
Many individuals and private companies are legally involved in lifting crude oil.
You wouldn't know because you are not in the industry.