Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Monday dropped a hint that governors of six South-West states might sign theThe governor spoke in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, while receiving the Eki
ti StateBill from the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Wale Fapohunda, and a team from the Ministry of Justice.
“We are discussing with our speakers who have been waiting for this. Some of them are even recalling their members from recess in order to give this an accelerated passage in the various legislatures so that latest by Friday, February 14, the bill that hopefully would have been passed into law would be assented to simultaneously in the six states of the South-West.
initiative put together by the governors of the South-West is not about exclusive protection for the indigenes of the South-West.“It is about the safety and security of every person resident in the six states of the South-West, regardless of where they may have come from as long as they are legitimately living and resident in any part of the six states. We consider it our duty and responsibility to protect them as long as they are within our jurisdiction of responsibilities.
He added, “To that extent, it is a logical extension of the community policing initiative that the President, Muhammadu Buhari has assented to which the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has already communicated to the various formations of the police force across Nigeria.”
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