By Akinwale Kasali
The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on insecurity in the country.
This, the Katsina State Governor said, would bring an end to the loss of lives and properties in the country.
Governor Masari made this call over the weekend while declaring open the 2021 Third Quarter General Meeting of the Conference of the State Legislators of Nigeria – an umbrella body of the Speakers of the 36 State Houses of Assembly in Katsina State.
The Governor admitted that the security agencies are doing their best to tackle the lingering security challenges the nation is facing, but believes more needs to be done to curtail the activities of armed bandits, kidnappers, cattle rustlers, and other criminals disturbing the peace of Nigeria.
Highlighting steps and making recommendations on what his administration has done in curtailing the excesses of banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling and other forms of insecurity, Governor Masari said his administration has achieved tremendous successes in the ongoing onslaught against banditry and other related crimes in the State.
Abubakar Sulaiman, Chairman of the Speakers Forum and Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, called on State Governors who have not signed the bill on financial autonomy to swiftly do so.
Sulaiman said that signing the Bill for financial autonomy was germane as it will ensure effective and efficient implementation of financial autonomy across the country.
He added that financial autonomy would birth good governance. Commending the courage and doggedness of the Katsina State government in tackling banditry and other forms of crime, he applauded the State Government for making security paramount to the people of the State.
Speaker of the Katsina State House of Assembly, Tasi’u Maigari, explained that the conference sought to find legislative ways to proffer lasting solutions to insecurity, disunity, and economic instability, among other challenges facing the country.
Maigari, who is also the Vice Chairman of the North West Speakers’ Forum, thanked Governor Masari for his support to the Katsina State House of Assembly in executing its mandate.
The theme of the conference is ‘The Menace of Insecurity in the Country and the Role of State Assemblies to Restore Peace and Order’.
