Why Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway (4), by Eric Teniola
This week continues the narrative on Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. In 1934, he, Vaughn, H.O. Davies and others became the leaders of the new Lagos Youth Movement (NYM), which in 1938 was renamed the Nigerian Youth Movement and came under the leadership of Dr. D.K. Abayomi. Three years later he was elected to the Legislative Council […]
Pushed to the wall over state police(5), by Eric Teniola
From last week, this is the concluding part of the submissions on state police by the Obi Wali sub-committee of the Constitution Drafting Committee of July 1975, with specific reference to the policy, organisation and administration of the police which shall be under the general supervision of the Nigeria Police Council. THE Police Council to […]
Pushed to the wall over state police(4), by Eric Teniola
From last week, continues the proposals made to the ad hoc committee set up by Gen Gowon by representatives of Regional groups in the country on how the Nigeria Police Force should be organised. East(continued)NB: (a) the office of Inspector-General of Police to rotate among the Regions at least once a year (b) the Regional Commissioner […]
Pushed to the wall over state police(3)
From last week, continues the narrative on the journey of the Nigeria Police with reference from the transition from the Aguiyi Ironsi to the Yakubu Gowon military regimes When General Yakubu Dan-Yumma “Jack” Gowon (89) assumed power in August 1966, he maintained the status quo of the Nigeria Police as the sole authority in charge of […]
Pushed to the wall over state police (2), by Eric Teniola
From last week, continues the relevant quotes from the 1963 Constitution which made the establishment of the Nigeria Police possible, while abrogating regional police. Reference: Section 105 (7) Nothing in this section shall prevent the legislature of a Region from making provision for the maintenance by any native authority or local government authority established for a […]
Pushed to the wall over state police, by Eric Teniola
THE proposal to create state police and if possible local government police is consistent with the principle of true federalism and decentralization of powers. The arrangement would enable the states to effectively maintain law and order, especially during emergencies. Besides, the Nigeria Police is ill-equipped and deficient that it cannot ensure safety of citizens and their […]
