Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate
president, says the unitary police system the country operates has failed it
woefully.
Ekweremadu said this in a New
Year message to Nigerians.
The senator said the country had
sub-national police services from the colonial period up to 1966 and “Nigeria
was better off” then.
The deputy senate president urged
Nigerians to push for the passing and signing of the bill seeking to create
state police in 2019.
“At the risk of sounding like a
broken record, it needs to be reiterated that we cannot continue to do the same
thing that has failed us over the years and hope to get a different result,”
the lawmaker said.
“The huge losses in lives and
property incurred by the nation in 2018 can be avoided in the years ahead.
Nigeria is the only federal system in the entire world that operates unitary
police system.
“There is currently a bill for
the creation of state before the national assembly, which I sponsored along
with several of my colleagues. That bill also takes care of the fears expressed
by many, including the fear of possible abuse by state governors.
“It is, therefore, my hope that
all the political actors and well meaning Nigerians will collectively push for
the passing and signing of the Bill in 2019 so Nigerians can sleep with their
two eyes closed.”
The deputy senate president noted
that no country could achieve its potentials in the midst of ethnic, religious,
and political divisions.
“I urge Nigerians to embrace 2019
with hope and the belief that Nigeria will eventually get to the promised
land,” he said.
“We already have what it takes to
be great as a nation, but we have to give every individual as well as every
part of the country a sense of belonging and the opportunity to make the utmost
contributions it is capable of. Justice and equity build a nation, but
injustice, inequity, and divisive tendencies are huge setbacks to any nation.”
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