The Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, has accused some former governors in the North-West of compromising the security alliance among states in the region by “wining and dining” with bandits and other terrorists.
Sani, who did not mention names, claimed that some governors took an “extremely wrong” approach to managing the internal affairs of their states, leading to the current security challenges.
Governor Sani said, “We had a joint committee, joint funding, working closely with all the security agencies — the army, the air force, and the police.
“But unfortunately, the alliance broke down somewhere along the line when some state governors decided to start engaging the bandits and the terrorists sitting with them, winning and dining with them, compensating them, negotiating with them.”
The governor also said that creating state police is the only way to end Nigeria’s security challenges, which is necessary considering the limited powers governors have on security agencies.
He expressed joy that virtually all governors now agree that state police is necessary.
His words:
“Recall that I was the senator that actually sponsored the creation of state police in the National Assembly. We took the bill up to the level of the conference committee when we were working toward amending the constitution.
“Of course, the Senate agreed and supported my bill for the creation of state police, but we had a conference committee with the House of Reps.
“Unfortunately, we lost it at that stage, but I believe there is no way we can resolve or solve the problem of insecurity without the creation of state police.
“That is the reason we believe we need to create the state police, and I was happy just before the election, virtually all the state governors in Nigeria came together and agreed that the way forward is the creation of state police.”
Governor Sani also hoped the 10th Assembly would revisit the issue, adding that even as a governor, he would support the Assembly to that effect.
