Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has raised fresh concerns about the challenges of insecurity in the country.
The former President who advocated the need for state police as a way to address the challenges said everyone should be concerned about what is happening.
He also emphasized the need to strengthen local government administration as well as traditional institutions so as to curb the growing insecurity in the country.
Chief Obasanjo was quoted by his media assistant, Kehinde Akinyemi to have made the submissions on Wednesday when he hosted the leadership of the National Association of Ex-Local Government Chairmen in Nigeria in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
He said, “Our situation in Nigeria concerns everyone, particularly, the case of terrorism. The case has gotten over the issue of community police. It is now state police. It is from that state police that we can now be talking about community police.
“I prepared during the popular Murtala/Obasanjo administration because I believe that there is need to enable that tier of government to work truly as a local government. They have their own Executive, Judiciary and Legislature.
“They were working and they were very visible, building and managing roads, looking into education, health, local administration, agriculture, but they are all gone.”
During the visit, the ex-local government chairmen presented Obasanjo with a letter of request to become their life patron to which the former President promised to consider their request.
He commended their initiative and commitment to making Nigeria a better place.
Earlier, the leadership of the group said they visited after recognizing his position as a father to the country and to intimate him of their plans to contribute to the further growth and development of Nigeria.
“We can also contribute to the economy and political developments of the country.
“And realizing your position as father of local government in Nigeria, we need you to actualize our goals, hence this all-important visit. And to come and say happy 85th birthday celebrations,” Ashipa said.
This article was originally published on Nigeria News