01-02-2019, 11:53 AM
Presidential candidate promises to tackle insecurity with community and state police
The presidential candidate of the People’s Trust, Mr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has promised to tackle the insecurity being witnessed in some parts of the country with the establishment of state police.
Olawepo-Hashim said this in an interview with journalists on Sunday in Abuja.
While berating the present administration for failing in its responsibilty to ensure a safe country for all, the candidate promised to overhaul the nation’s security architecture if elected.
Olawepo-Hashim said under his watch, there would be security of lives and property.
He also promised to institutionalise community policing and state police through relevant legislative amendments of the subsisting police laws and the constitution.
He added, “We are going to sponsor an executive bill to amend the constitution to make for the establishment of state police.
“I will address fears of those opposed to state police by getting the executive bill to confer on the federal police the mandate to protect fundamental human rights of Nigerians.”
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The presidential candidate of the People’s Trust, Mr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has promised to tackle the insecurity being witnessed in some parts of the country with the establishment of state police.
Olawepo-Hashim said this in an interview with journalists on Sunday in Abuja.
While berating the present administration for failing in its responsibilty to ensure a safe country for all, the candidate promised to overhaul the nation’s security architecture if elected.
Olawepo-Hashim said under his watch, there would be security of lives and property.
He also promised to institutionalise community policing and state police through relevant legislative amendments of the subsisting police laws and the constitution.
He added, “We are going to sponsor an executive bill to amend the constitution to make for the establishment of state police.
“I will address fears of those opposed to state police by getting the executive bill to confer on the federal police the mandate to protect fundamental human rights of Nigerians.”
https://punchng.com/presidential-candidate-promises-to-tackle-insecurity-with-national-guard-state-police/amp/
Re: Olawepo Hashim Promises To Tackle Insecurity With Community And State Police