A radical departure from the existing policy is needed to enhance safety, but the candidates’ proposed reforms miss the mark.
violence is rife countrywide. Boko Haram’s two factions have expanded from the North-east to North-west and North-central states.
The new president must grapple with a broken state dominated by armed groups and socio-economic problems. This calls for a radical departure from old approaches. The drivers of banditry, violent extremism, kidnapping and other crimes must be confronted head-on through economic development plans that stem rising poverty and youth unemployment. The security and defence infrastructure also needs modernising, starting with police reform and better accountability in the military.
Disappointingly, his manifesto is not explicit on some of the most important issues. He fails to commit to the size of an increased police force and is silent on decentralising the policing system to allow sub-national units to own and fund their respective policing outfits. Atiku promises to increase the size of the police force by more than 70 per cent in line with international standards. He also commits to strategic engagements with state and non-state actors, and to removing policing from the exclusive to the concurrent list. Overall, his proposal is uninspiring and doesn’t present credible policy alternatives.
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