IGP allegedly reneged on its Agreements-South East Governors Forum
We also know that there has been a call for community policing which was viewed as an approach that would lead to stability in communities and several Nigerians has approved such approach since it holds a lot of benefit and seems to be a very workable approach in sustaining peace, safety and security in the communities.
So many communities have been under severe threats and attacks by different cult groups, bandits, thieves, kidnappers and terrorists which further made it mandatory step to ensure the safety of lives and properties, but the South East Governors’ Forum has expressed dismay that the Inspector General of Police allegedly reneged on its agreements on practice and composition for establishment of community policing in the zone.
The chairman of the forum and Ebonyi governor, Chief David Umahi, made the disclosure at the end of its meeting in Enugu on Sunday.
Communication from the IGP, Mohammed Adamu, did not conform with the initial agreement reached with him during his visit to the zone, the chairman said.
“The South East governors and their leaders request the IGP to revert to our initial agreement reached on Community Policing at Enugu.
“The forum agrees that all South East States House of Assembly should commence the process of enacting the state security laws in line with the South East Joint Security Programme.
“In the circumstance, we cannot begin implementation of it until the programme reflects our earlier agreement,” he said.
While on this he said, the forum has directed all Igbos living outside Igbo land to obey all existing COVID-19 orders, presidential directive on inter-state movement, World Health Organisation (WHO).
Umahi the Chairman of the forum encouraged the Igbos to be good citizens and said they should obey the Nigeria Centre of Disease and Control (NCDC) hygiene protocols, Presidential Task Force and directives of South East governors and directives of all governors where they live.
The governor said that the forum agreed to further engage the NCDC to scale up testing of coronavirus in South East states.
All the governors of the region commended President Muhammadu Buhari, the Minister of Works and the governor of Anambra, Willie Obiano, on the extent of work at the second Niger Bridge,” he said.
Regarding the state of the economy, Umahi said the forum agreed to set up committees at the various states to work with Federal Government, World Bank, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) on repositioning the economy in the zone.
By: Ayooluwa Joshua