PDP govs support restructuring, task Buhari on state police
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to begin the process that will lead to the creation of state police.
The governors who held a meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Monday were led by the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, who is the chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum.
The meeting was to deliberate on the worsening security situation and collapsing economy in the country.
Their position was contained in a communique issued after the meeting held at the International Institute For Tropical Agriculture.
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The PDP governors also supported agitation for restructuring of the country and backed the ban on open grazing by Southern governors.
The governors also re-iterated their earlier call on the National Assembly to expedite action on the passage of the Electoral Act that would ensure a free and fair election, including provisions for electronic accreditation and electronic transmission of votes.
Those in attendance were Aminu Waziri Tambuwal ( Sokoto State), Udom Emmanuel ( Akwa Ibom State), Douye Diri (Bayelsa State), Samuel Ortom (Benue State), and Ifeanyi Okowa Delta State.
Others were Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu State), Nyesom Wike (Rivers State), Seyi Makinde (Oyo State), Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa State), and Godwin Obaseki (Edo State).
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State was also there while Deputy Governor Mahdi Mohd represented his boss Bello Matawalle.
