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Governor Abdul Rahman Abdul Razaq of Kwara State has reiterated the need for traditional rulers to be given constitutional roles in the country.
The governor said that traditional rulers were closer to the grassroots citizens who ought to be engaged with certain things related to the masses.
Abdul Rasaq made the call at a one-day sensitisation programme on community policing, organised by the Kwara State Police Command.
“I have always said that the traditional rulers are the fourth tier of government, their duties encompass all we do in our society
“We have always been grateful to them because I receive calls daily from them on security issues, not just giving information but also curbing civil disturbances like we recently had in Ilesha Baruba
“In that community, there was a civil disturbance earlier and the Emir calmed the situation to ensure that the community is safe. We deeply appreciate his efforts on what he did.
“In the last meeting of northern governors held in Kaduna, there was the idea that the roles of the traditional rulers should be amplified and embedded in the constitution.
“This means that we should give them constitutional roles in the society.
“That is an ongoing process, and I am a supporter of this initiative. ”Abdul Rasaq said.
The governor also reiterated his support for community policing which he described as long overdue to strengthen security of lives and property.
“Community policing is an idea that is long overdue . It helps to localise policing, brings security architecture closer to the grassroots.
“It relies almost entirely on local intelligence and constant interactions with community folks to succeed.
“However, it is important to state that the success of community policing depends on all of us seeing it as our baby that must be nurtured to success
“I, therefore, urge every stakeholder to support the initiative.
“As an administration, we are wholeheartedly committed to community policing and will continue to mobilise public support for it.” he added.
The event was attended by top echelons of the police, serving and retired, such as the retired Inspectors-General of Police Aliu Attah and Tafa Balogun and Commissioner of Police for Kwara State, Moha-mmed Bagega.
It was also attended by leading traditional rulers, civil society groups, community leaders and the media, among others.
Attah, in his speech, observed that community policing would generate employment, reduce youth restiveness and minimise crimes.
“When a community policing system is introduced, most communities who have not felt the presence of government in their localities would at least know the government has come to them,” he said.
Balogun, another former police boss, said that he would support his colleagues in calling for community policing on account of its potential benefits to reduce crime rate in the country.
Bagega described the programme as a watershed and a radical renewed approach in the implementation of community policing strategy as espoused by the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu.
Rivers state Deputy Governor Professor Ngozi Nma Odu has commended “The Port Harcourt City One Love,”a Port Harcourt based humanitarian orgnisation For it’s commitment towards alleviating the sufferings of the poor and vulnerable in the society.
Professor Ngozi Nma Odu said this while speaking at this year’s edition of “operation feed the needy” a yearly outreach program of “The Port Harcourt City One Love ” in Port Harcourt.
The Deputy Governor said by feeding more than sixty thousands hungry people within the past six years, the Port Harcourt City One Love Movement has distinguished itself as a club that cares for the less privilege in the society.
She commended the , organization for listing eleven thousand persons to be fed in the current exercise.
Meanwhile The Port Harcourt City One Love has planned a permanent solution to the problem of feeding the poor in the state.
The leader of the group Mr Idaere Gogo Ogan who said this in an interview with newsmen during the distribution of food items to the poor and vulnerables in Port Harcourt said the organization is planning a permanent food kitchen where poor and vulnerable persons can work in anytime and get fed.
Idaere Gogo Ogan said more than sixty thousands poor and vulnerable persons across Port Harcourt City and environs have been fed since the inception of “The operation feed the needy” program six years ago,adding that so far sixty thousands poor and vulnerable persons have beneffited.
He described the group as a platform to promote friendship, brotherhood, community development empathy and feeding the less privilege and hungry people
“That’s what we are doing today here,so we started the exercise six years ago”.he said.
Ogan said the effort was a private sector driven initiative but added “it also involves people in Government because the platform does not recognize any division,we bring everybody together in unity , friendship and brotherhood”he said.
He said the effort will go along way in alleviating hunger especially following the prevailing hunger in the country.
According to him “you know the country is very tough, people are hungry people are starving, there is a whole lot of economic hardship,so for us, this is just our own way of reaching out, our own social contribution to what is very difficult”he said.
Over eleven thousand persons were fed in the just concluded exercise.
Areas of coverage include, Isaac Boro park, Port Harcourt prison/Macoba, Borokiri/Enugu waterside Bundu areas Waterlines and others.
Some of the beneficiaries including an 80 years old widow commended the movement for the annual programm and urged other organizations to emulate them
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