Shekarau also claimed former president, Jonathan handed over the report to his successor, Buhari, who did nothing about it
By Kehinde Okeowo
A former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has recommended the implementation of some of the recommendations of the 2014 National Conference Report on community policing and restructuring to President Bola Tinubu.
He gave the advice on Thursday, while featuring as a guest on Channels Television programme ‘Politics Today’.
According to Shekarau, who was also Nigeria’s Minister of Education at a time, he has gone through the Confab report and can vouch that it will be useful.
He went on to claim that former president, Goodluck Jonathan handed it over publicly at Eagle Square to his successor, Muhammadu Buhari, but he did nothing about it.
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Speaking during the interview, Shekarau said: “I have gone through that document. It was during (Goodluck) Jonathan’s government. He personally handed it over publicly at Eagle Square to President (Muhammadu) Buhari and nothing was done about it.
“I’ll advise President Tinubu to dust it up. May be set up a small committee to review it and see things that are doable. Most of these things that we are talking about are there.”
The former senator further advocated state police and restructuring that “allows bottom-up structure of government” saying “there should be some participation of the people correctly”.
Shekarau added that Nigeria needs community policing owned by the community, while the government would be the coordinator.