Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has called on the state
and local governments to join the Federal Government in tackling the security
challenges in Nigeria.
Mohammed told newsmen in Bauchi on Thursday, adding that the
federal government can’t tackle the challenges alone.
He said: ”it is the responsibility of the federal, state and
local governments, including all the traditional institutions in the country.
”These problems can only with tackled with concerted efforts
and collaboration from the federal, state and local governments.
”As a nation, we are challenged by so many aspects of
misdemeanors, crime and criminality. We must be very courageous to say it and
that is not something that is acceptable within the tenet of Islam.
”It is not just a federal government’s responsibility. It’s
the responsibility of the federal government, the state and the local
governments as well as our traditional institutions and all the stakeholders.
“We are all policemen today. We know these bandits, we know
where they stay and what they do.
“Sometimes, they are aided and abetted by some of us and we
should fish them out, because the police in their numbers are already
overwhelmed.
“I’m calling on the federal government to work with us as
governors and local governments because that’s where the solution is.
“I hope we sit down as a country to reflect and make sure we
bring solutions,” Mohammed said.
Mohammed, who observed that Nigeria was united and
interwoven, said that a round-table understanding would be achieved.
He explained that the state government was trying to build
its own micro-economy in order to generate more Internally Generated Revenue
(IGR) and make the state’s development more pronounced.
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