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LostAddict1:
First of all, David Adeleke speaks for himself and himself alone. When the government is ready to dialogue with the youths, the would hold a roundtable discussion. I can tell what we have achieved, we have gotten the attention of the government, and the International media to let them know that we are suffering, and smiling in this country. Reformation can take time no doubt but the FG and the Ministry of Police Affairs, should listen to our demands and give us a laid process of how they want the reforms to take place.

That will happen when you are able to bring forward your complains constructively. Don't forget that so many distractions comes with protest. In as much as you are seeking a reform, call onto the leaders of these protestors to come up with one voice and consult the legislative leaders, executives and the admistative leaders, by then we will move the reformation cause faster.. When people die in protest, it says bad of our attitude as individuals too

21cents:
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No.2 demand is key!!

If No 2 is your demand..what do you want them to do?? To sack all SARS operatives?, and cause more social problems in the country...one thing we need to be aware of is that leadership is not a small business...to make decision, we need to think back and forth..so we don't invite secondary social vices..
They have come to say that they will be retrained, reoriented and their leaders rebuilt and rebranded..why not let support that and put them to checks..instead of advocating for the death of All SARS operatives cos of Infractions of few..
We need to be constructive abeg..don't forget we all went to school�

Nodogragra4me:
Government has given their word, from the topmost level of government, and we have seen actions like a new unit under training to replace sars.

To continue to protest is to invite trouble. The government is not going to sit down and allow protest ruin the already weak economy with the blockades of major roads.


Your duty is to be on the look for what replaces sars and any erring former operative still on the loose against the citizenry.

Can't they advocate for more reputable personalities to continue to do what Davido did yesterday on behalf of the youth..give them continuous visitation with your demands clear and explicitly stated..pressure them that way, in fact, we will get internal support from legislators too.. instead of that one, you people are just wrecking havoc on people cos of your protest..

Some innocent citizens were killed..and you want us to continue that way...
Please read my article on What Next After #EndSARS and thank me later

21cents:
do you know that SARS has been disbanded fir the third time now? they take us for granted by declaring Audio disbandment then they resurface after the noise goes down. right now protesters have the right to make sure it's gone for good and justice is served for the sake of people killed unjustly by same police.

and yes the protest should carry on till demands are met. the youths have the right to protest so leave them to do as they wish. no be your headache.

With this your comments, tell me exactly what you want now that protest will bring forth.. please list them and let's highlight them one after the other.. You must prove which of the demands can be solved/achieved with protest..
Don't forget people will still die today..
I am waiting for you oo

LostAddict1:
The demand has not been met, we asked for them to reform the polices and also create an independent panel that would look into the injustice melted out by Sars.

So till the demands are met Aluta Continua, Victoria Ascerta.

Now tell me which of the reformation process can be effectively achieved under tension. You and I know that effective Reformation requires time..all we need to be doing is to find more people like davido has done to be visiting the leadership of the NPF for briefing on how far they have gone with the reformation process and see to our needs been attended to. Don't let's think backwards na.. Aséju is not good..

What Next after #EndSARS

By: Asunmogejo Yusuf Olawale

If the Nigerian soils could talk about the atmospheric tension in the Nigerian states for the past few days, they would have been a better channel to feel the pulse of the majority of Nigerians agitating for an end to the incessant police brutalities perpetrated by the operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad.

Before the #EndSARS movement which shook the whole social media platforms and the majority of the Nigerian states, Nigerians have continuously raised their voices on the increasing extra-judicial killings, extortions, harassments of Nigerian youths, and inhumane treatment of the citizens by the operatives of the SARS.

According to Amnesty International, SARS has executed more than 82 Nigerians in the last 3 years ranging from ill-treatment and torture of suspected yahoo boys and extra-judicial killings of the productive workforce of the nation. What more of these kinds of anarchy can we get from them?

It is no news that the objectives of the SARS on our streets and roadways have been forfeited. Nigerians are tired of the insensitivity and the aloofness of the leadership of the Nigerian Police Force and by extension, the leadership of this country.

Due to the continuous outcry by the members of the public, the leadership of the NPF finally gave in to the demands of the people to end SARS. Looking critically into the submission made by the Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, one would suspect a dubious attempt to bring these so-called “Old SARS” personnel to our streets through the back door. After a further view of the contents in submission 2 and 3, one would also ask if this is a subtle way to end the #EndSARS protest.

One major irreplaceable fact after a thorough examination of the contents in the IGP’s submission is the fact that they have only been able to scrap only the name “SARS” and not the brains behind SARS. These same SARS operatives would be deployed to the other units as said by the IGP and when it is time to form the new unit, they deploy them back to the newly formed unit with an audio warning on professional public conduct by the unit commanders. Is this what we have asked for?

One major point to note is that the struggle is not over, in fact, we still have a long way to go if we are intentional about seeing a new era of policing in Nigeria. The Nigerian government has over a long time ago term itself as “Promise and Fail”. Given this, we must not sleep on our struggle for a better police force in Nigeria. The big question is; How do we achieve a proper reform?

To this cause, there are four Rs we should collectively agitate for from the leadership of the NPF. These are; “Rebuild”, “Retrain”, “Reorientation”, and “Reintegrate”.

Firstly, for us to have a proper reform, we must admit that the problem of the Nigerian Police Force is systematic and a way to revive the lost glory is to rebuild the police institution.

The rebuild process would see to a rejig of the leadership of the police units with the establishment of an independent monitoring agency that will see to the activities carried out by the NPF. Also, the rebuild struggle will birth the establishment of a new unit that will be responsible for Anti-Robbery, Kidnapping, Illegal movement of firearms, and many other criminal activities. In as much as we are agitating for an end to police brutalities, we shouldn’t be delusional on how much we need them in our society.

Secondly, for an efficient reformation of the Nigerian Police Force, we must collectively promote the retraining of police personnel hashtag on social media. One might ask if this would work, but the truth is that for us to have a reformed police force, the leadership must be ready to retrain its members on ways to carry out policing with the utmost level of professionalism. For proper effective retraining process, reputable personalities, social media influencers, and celebrities alike must be ready to take this cause (#RetrainPoliceOfficers) and appeal to the leadership of the NPF to be accountable to the people.

Thirdly, the next step is for the leadership of the Nigerian Police Force to reorientate its members. The orientation exercise must include checks on their psychological well-being, emotional intelligence, anger management, and how sensitive they are about value for life. In this cause, experienced psychologists and mind coaches should be employed to carry out these exercises at all units and departments of the Nigerian Police Force. The Nigerian elites should also seek maximum transparency in the orientation process and demand timely progress reports from the leadership of the NPF.

After a successful implementation of the above trio, there is a need for the leadership of the NPF to properly reintegrate the operatives of the newly formed units for Anti Robbery activities into the society. This is imperative to protect us from secondary security and social vices that may arise as a result of the lack of rapid checks and responses on criminal activities in the society.

Besides, we must make sure that the submission in the contents 4 and 5 are rightly implemented. We must continue to make our demands known to the leadership of the Police Force so that the creation of the Citizens and Strategic Stakeholders Forum is not sabotaged, and their activities are carried out with utmost respect for the people. Also, we must stretch our demands to the leadership of the country on the independence of the Investigative Teams so that their objectives are not forfeited.

In conclusion, Power they say belongs to the people, and it has manifested in our #EndPoliceBrutality, #EndSARS movement. All hands must be on deck if we must make Nigeria great once again. The big question is: If we don’t stop the brutalities, extortions, extra-judicial killings, and inhumane treatment now, IS THERE ANY BETTER TIME?

https://newslive.com.ng/2020/10/12/what-next-after-endsars/

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Karlovich:
Foolish APC, instead of blaming the deranged Dullard for his silence they are talking rubbish, how many people were killed by SARS under Obasanjo or Jonathan. Nonsense and Mannabbqgrilllz

Can you please help me spread my article on 4Rs to make a proper reform of the Nigerian Police Force..
Can I share it with you for push ups

Please can you help me push my post. I have an article on the 4Rs for a proper Police reform in Nigeria

Foolish APC, instead of blaming the deranged Dullard for his silence they are talking rubbish, how many people were killed by SARS under Obasanjo or Jonathan. Nonsense and Mannabbqgrilllz[/quote]

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Nigeria @ 60: Looking into the Past Glories and the Present Predicaments Towards Reshaping the Future

The excitement and happiness that greeted the Nigerian people on the eve of Oct 1, 1960, significantly when the Union Jack was lowered for the Nigerian flag are inestimable. Many Nigerians at that time were fulfilled and demonstrated a lot of hope on the benefits and prospects of having to witness a new era of an all-inclusive government and political freedom.
At the start of the nation's self-governance on the 1st of October, 1960, there was calmness and unity among the Nigerian people, respect for the laws of the land, and good prospects for growth. Agriculture was a boom to the Nigerian economy, thereby increasing the nation's economic opportunities and currency value.

Despite the fluctuations in the world prices from 1960 to 1961, the Nigerian GDP was at a growing rate because exports were on the increase. Also, food produced by farmers were sufficient to feed the entire nation. Several developmental strides were witnessed across every sphere of the country as a result of the infrastructure put in place from the proceeds of the farm produce.

The coordinated efforts between the federal and regional governments in 1962 birthed the First National Development Plan. This plan was established to enhance the participation of states in the nation's economic activities and to create a map for regional governments through its resources to provide the necessary infrastructure for its people. There was no doubt that under the leadership of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa as the Prime Minister and Chief Nnamdi Azikiwe as the Head of State and those of the regional leaders, the nation was progressing aggressively.

Some of the developments in the Western Region include; the completion of the Cocoa House in Ibadan, infrastructural development such as the construction of schools and primary health care centres, and industrial development such as the establishment of Askar Paints, Phoenix Motors to mention but a few. In the Eastern Region, there were cocoa, palm groove, and rubber schemes for agricultural produce to increase the proceeds of cash crops in the region. The discovery of oil in the area in 1965 also became a promising source of income. On the other hand, there was a boost in the groundnut and cotton industry in the Northern Region. Moreover, steel mining was also not left out as a viable source of income for the region's growth.

Despite having different tribes in Nigeria, only the three major ethnic groups dominated the nation's power. Problems began to loom when the Nigerian elites who took over from the colonial masters were faced with challenges of tribalism. There were difficulties at the central government to form a sense of identity and belonging. These unrelenting cases of tribalism led to a series of supremacy battles among the various ethnic groups, and it resulted in the hijack of the central government by the military.

It is pertinent to reiterate the fact that as the time when the Nigerian Military hijacked the central power, the whole of Africa was also experiencing a similar phenomenon. It was no surprise from many observers from Western Europe.
In January 1966, the first military coup took place and ever since that time, the nation has witnessed series of military hijacks from the influential army officers on account of incapability of the predecessor to provide visionary leadership, tackle corruption, promote economic activities and development and foster unity among the Nigerian people.

Many Nigerian elites believed that the hijack by the military truncated the developmental strides of the growth and development of the country. While many Nigerians expressed a feeling of hope that when democracy is restored all past glories would be redeemed, some were conscious not to take the democratic government so seriously because of what happened in the past democratic government.
Twenty years down the line into the democratic government, the majority of the Nigerian people have continuously stated their disappointment on the series of threats obstructing the growth and development of the country. Some of the threats voiced include; lack of visionary leadership, increased crime and terrorism, corruption and abuse of power among leaders, economic instability, and unemployment.

The first point of focus on the threat obstructing the growth and development of the Nigeria of today is the lack of visionary leadership. It will be biased to state that military intervention was the only problem for the country's lack of quality leadership. The civilian administration has over the years failed to govern the Nigerian people in a way that guarantees prosperity and stability. This statement can be attested to from the opinion of Chief Chinua Achebe in his book titled "An Image of Africa and Trouble with Nigeria" where he stated that Nigeria's trouble is the failure of quality and visionary leadership.
The inability of the Nigerian government to quickly provide a means of curtailing the spread of the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic also reflected the country's lack of quality leadership. It is no news that the virus has successfully spurred the economic crisis in Nigeria, with many employed youths losing their jobs.

On top of that, critical sectors of the economy have witnessed lack of exemplary leaders. Both the public and private sectors have suffered leadership gaps. Unfortunately, religious and academic institutions have experienced lack of quality leaders who are willing to sacrifice their skills, expertise, and time in running the affairs of these institutions to foster growth and development in the country.

Secondly, the issue of corruption cannot be overemphasised. Corruption has eaten deep into the fabrics of the Nigerian leaders and has led to the denial of the citizen's civil rights. According to Transparency International in the year 2019, Nigeria was ranked at 146th in corruption perception index out of the 180 countries measured.

Corruption is perceived to exist among the Nigerian people. Some intentionally sell inferior and substandard products to customers to make more profits. Besides, public institutions have also lost their prestige due to rising cases of corrupt practices and abuse of trust and power among its leaders.

In addition to that, the Nigeria of today have been tested by increased crime and an unrelenting campaign of terror and attacks that in the south, civil unrest threatens the safety of the people, to the east; there is increased kidnap of expertise and influential Nigerians, and to the north; Increased banditry and Book Haram insurgents have threatened the lives and properties of the Nigerian people.

Similarly, the Nigeria of today have witnessed aggressive economic declines and has moved from its past glory of being a producer nation to a consumer nation. The Nation has also witnessed a collapse in oil prices coupled with the Coronavirus pandemic. The World Bank Development update on the 25th of June, 2020 stated that if quality and effective economic policies are not quickly implemented in the spike of the pandemic, the nation will go into a severe economic recession.

From critical observations and analysis by political, economic, and administrative experts, one common point of focus to secure the future of Nigeria is having the right leadership. Once a quality, credible, and visionary leadership is put in place, all other predicaments of the Nigeria of today will be a thing of the past.

Good governance and leadership should be the bedrock of all the government systems to easily map out path-breaking policies, strategies, and ideas that promise rich dividends to the Nigerian economy. Based on inherently acceptable value, credible leaders will help to bring the best out of the youth of today. There is no doubt that with the right systems in place for the youth of today, the youth will have its place to secure the future of Nigeria.

Interestingly, good governance and leadership will ensure the widespread participation of the people, transparency in government, accountability of the dealings within the public institutions, responsible and responsive leaders at the realm of affairs of the state, and respect for the rule of law.

To the ordinary Nigerian people, this would translate into free, fair and credible elections, unlimited access to necessary infrastructure, transparency in public service delivery, the security of lives and properties, creation of employment opportunities and an enabling environment for businesses to thrive and lastly, the timely dispensation of justice.

Finally, no doubt looking back into the past as an informed citizen will cause one to ask an essential question of "how did we get here?". As blurry as the future of Nigeria may look today, there is still a much widespread believe that with collective progressive initiative coupled with the right leadership from the economic, administrative and political leaders, the country will not only leave its current state but build a social contract that will leave the question of "what else do we want?" on the lips of the Nigerian people.

Asunmogejo Yusuf

Emmannn101:
Why can't they do that to politicians as well?

Efcc are hypocrite