{"id":691,"date":"2021-02-20T06:45:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T05:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=691"},"modified":"2021-02-20T06:45:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T05:45:08","slug":"el-rufai-to-fg-give-us-state-police-allow-states-to-control-resources-and-decentralise-judiciary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/02\/20\/el-rufai-to-fg-give-us-state-police-allow-states-to-control-resources-and-decentralise-judiciary\/","title":{"rendered":"El-Rufai to FG: Give us state police, allow states to control resources and decentralise judiciary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Executive Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has again called for devolution of power between the Federal Government and 36 states in the country.<\/p>\n<p>This call was made by the governor at a progamme titled &#8216;Radio Now&#8217;s Urgent Conversation&#8217; which was aires on Channels Television on Friday, February 19.<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai declared that centralised police for the country has not worked.<\/p>\n<p>According to El-Rufai;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will dwell on three of the issues that I believe are critical to the immediate needs of the country to pull back from the brink.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first, it is imperative for Federal, state, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/01\/31\/gunmen-kill-police-officer-and-soldier-in-delta-cart-away-their-guns\/\">community policing<\/a>. We do not have enough police. One centralised police for the country just has not worked.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Kaduna Governor also called for state control of resources and a less unitary judiciary while calling for the amendment of constitution and relevant laws.<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai added;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecondly, we must amend the constitution and relevant laws to ensure control of oil and gas, mines, and minerals in the states that already have control over land under the land use Act with royalties and taxes payable to the Federal Government and the Federation Account<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNumber three, we must rectify the anomaly of a Federation that has a more or less unitary judiciary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On urgency of the demand, the Governor said;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy first recommendation is to implement the three key devolution proposals that I mentioned above. Give us state police now, vest all minerals in the state now, and decentralised our judiciary now, not tomorrow, not later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On banditry, the Governor said;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is an understatement to say that Nigeria is in one of its most difficult moments. The genuine fears for their lives and property felt by many citizens across the country need to be assuaged. All responsible persons must show compassion to our compatriots that have been affected while calming nerves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBanditry is a national problem, with victims from all parts of the country, and we should address it with a common resolve.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Executive Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has again called for devolution of power between the Federal Government and 36 states in the country. 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