Insecurity: Aremu Hails Buhari's New Bottom-up Approach

Date: 2021-05-14

Vice president of Global Industrial Union, Comrade Issa Aremu, has applauded the recent decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to adopt an inclusive "bottom-up approach" through community policing and enactment of Police Trust Fund to prevent and curtail violent crimes in the country.

Aremu gave the commendation in Ilorin, Kwara State, while speaking at the annual Ramadan lecture in honour of his late wife, Hajiya Hamdalat Aremu, at the Press Centre of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara State chapter.

Aremu had erected a Mosque at the NUJ press centre to immortalise the deceased.

The renowned labour leader said, "Having seen the limitation of top- down shoot-at sight-order, I agree with President Muhammadu Buhari that all of us stakeholders must "go back to the basics, from ward, to local council, states and federal" to eradicate the cancer of age-long underdevelopment, unemployment and poverty, fueling youth indulgence in violence".

He, however, posited that physical measures must go hand in hand with socio- economic measures to create jobs and eradicate extreme poverty which he said fuels extremism.

Noting that every crime is local, Aremu urged state governors, local government chairmen and traditional rulers to assume greater feasibility in apprehending crimes in collaboration with federal security agencies across the country.

Aremu observed that what Nigeria has at hand is "a legacy problem of non-inclusive governance, underfunded police force by past military regimes, adding that, it was time for all inclusive collaboration among all stakeholders."

Reacting to the southern governors' call for the convocation of a national dialogue, Aremu noted that while Nigerians can make do with "more discussions", the country should not be turned into "a debating society" but "a performing Republic" that guarantees sustainable peace and development.

"If you ask me, many conferences have interpreted Nigeria's problems, additional summit is one too many, too wasteful, too diversionary. It's time to walk all the talks. Governors should collaborate across regions, across parties, not divisive regional platforms initiate marshal plan of economic renaissance to lift 100 million out of poverty as envisaged by President Buhari. Get youths off crimes," he posited.

Aremu said the call by southern governors for restructuring amounts to "hypocrisy and double standard when on the one hand some of the governors unacceptably resisted simple autonomy for the state assemblies, judiciary and local government which the President commendably championed.

The guest lecturer at the occasion, Sheik Suleiman Olodan of the University of Ilorin expressed optimism that Nigerians would overcome the prevailing security problems if the leaders uphold the doctrine of justice, inclusiveness and honesty in governance as enjoined in the Holy Qur'an.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Public Holiday     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     SWAN     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Centre For Digital Economy     Maigida     Durosinlohun Atiku     Shehu Raheem Adaramaja     Hassan A. Saliu     Olabode Towoju     Abdulrahman Abdulrasak     Alfa Yahaya Road     Oloje     Ilofa     Abdullateef Abdussalam     Muhammad Toyin Sanusi     United Nigeria Congress Party     Jide Ashonibare     CACOVID Palliatives     Sulyman Tejidini     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Principal Private Secretary     Egbejila     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Ilorin Amusement Park     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Olosi Of Osi     Bola Olukoju     Oluronke Adeyemi     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Ali Ahmad     ANCOPPS     Kulende     Kolawole Akande     Isiaka Abdulrazak     Amoyo     Dasuki Belgore     Fatimah Abdulkadir     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Kamoru Kadiri     Maryam A. Garuba     Saliu Shola Taofeek     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Aminu Ado Bayero     Kwarareports     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Michael Nzwekwe     Abiodun Oyedepo     Jumoke F. Ajao     Sunday Otokiti     Sidikat Alaya     Michael Ologundea     Arca Santa     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Bashiru Makama     Ohoro Of Shao     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Bashir Adigun     Muyideen Ajani Bello     Ahmed Bayero     Dumagi     National Information Technology Development Agency     Yakub Lai Gobir     Aso Ofi     Oke-opin     Abubakar Baba Sulaiman     Oloye     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Hamid Bobboyi     Ajase-Ipo     Oko     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Wasiu Onidugbe     Monthly Sanitation    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Gabriel Fashanu     Shero     Yusuf Abdulwahab     Isiaka Gold     Olomu Of Omu-Aran     Isiaka Oniwa     Akorede     Lucky Omoluwa     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Aminu Adisa Logun     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Harrison Osauwagboe     Halimah Perogi     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Roseline Oni Aremu     Garment Factory     Code Of Conduct     Monthly Sanitation     Moji Makanjuola     Harafat E. Mukadam     Kwara State Television     Village Alive Development Association     Garba Idris Ajia     Doyin Awoyale     Saeedat Aliyu     Olomu     Oniwasi Agbaye     Bolaji Abdullahi     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Igbaja     Jani Ibrahim     Oke Sunna     Idowu Laro     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Amos Bajeh     Alapansapa     Garba Dogo     Saliu Oluwole     Saraki     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Woro     Abdulwaheed Musa     Idris Garuba     Lanre Jimoh     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Ahmad Ali     Bolaji Aladie     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Ilorin Metro Park     Omar Bolaji Gambari     Bashir Badawi     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Tunji Ajanaku     Saka Keji     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Kwara North     Bilikisu Gambari     Awili Pedro     Demola Banu     Okanlawon Musa     Alao Ayotunde     Egbewole     Olabanji Orilonishe     Memunat Monsuma     Abdulkadir Orire     Taiwo Joseph     Baboko Primary School     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Bello Bature     Olaitan Buraimoh     Forgo Battery     Third Estate     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Lai Gobir     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe