Governor Aminu Masari has asked President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to immediately declare a state of emergency on the security sector of Nigeria, to usher in peace and development.
Masari, who was speaking at the third quarter of the general meeting of the Conference of Speakers held in Katsina State, said the call has become imperative to usher in necessary peace and development in the country.
The theme of the meeting is, “The Menace of Insecurity in the Country and the Role of State Assemblies to Restore Peace and Order”.
Governor Masari while addressing the conference said the need for President Buhari to declare a state of emergency on the security of the country is long overdue.
This according to him, is the renewed wave of attacks and other modes of operation by the insurgents.
Masari also said the choice of Katsina to host the meeting will allow participants to see for themselves the progress made so far in the fight against banditry in the state and replicate the model used in other states.
He blamed the 1975 local government reforms to have created the governance gap and problems currently faced in the country.
He said with the 3-tier security structures put in the state, appreciable success is being witnessed.
It has given powers back to the traditional institution to effectively police and safeguard their domains, as well as the establishment of conflict resolution centres, which has helped to curb the issue of communal clashes which has translated to the successes recorded.
The Chairman, Conference of Speakers and the Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Suleiman, said they are worried and disturbed due to the insecurity trend in the nation, which calls for financial autonomy for both the state house of assembly and the judiciary so that they can carry out their functions without fear or favour.
He, therefore, urged the governors who are yet to assent to the financial autonomy for the 2 arms of government to do the needful.
Suleiman, therefore, said the resolutions reached at the end of the meeting will go a long way to complement what is currently ongoing to ensure that the successes recorded in the state are replicated in other states in the country to bring about peace and stability in the nation.
The host Speaker, Tasi’u Maigari, described insecurity as one of the monsters taking the country backwards, which all the speakers have decided to come together and seek ways to tackle the menace head-on.