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INSECURITY: Southern Governors Reiterates Commitment For Establishment Of State Police

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By Gloria Ikibah 
 
 
The Southern Governors Forum has reiterated their stance on the urgent need for the establishment of state police, at their recent meeting in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
 
 
In a televised interview, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, who now chairs the forum following the passing of former chairman Rotimi Akeredolu, emphasized the unanimous support among southern governors for state police. 
 
 
Governor Abiodun, highlighted that federal security personnel often lack familiarity with local languages, cultures, and terrains, which hinders effective intelligence gathering and response to security challenges.
 
 
He underscored the regional consensus in favor of state policing and the collaboration with existing regional security outfits. He pointed out that these outfits work closely with law enforcement agencies to provide intelligence and support, essential for combating insecurity and fostering development.
 
 
The governor further expressed concern that despite being designated as state chief security officers, governors have limited control over security matters due to the centralized appointment and control of Commissioners of Police by the Inspector General of Police. 
 
 
He argued that community policing under state control would enhance security by ensuring that officers are stationed in their local communities, where they are familiar with the language, culture, and security dynamics.
 
 
He therefore noted that state policing models are common in democracies worldwide, providing effective local solutions to security challenges.
 
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VIDEO: God’s kingdom is your birthright it’s not negotiable -Bishop Elim(Part 1)

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Bishop Godwin Elim, the Senior Pastor at Live for Christ, aka Lifting Assembly in Abuja has said God’s Kingdom is the birthright of believers as this is not negotiable.

Naijablitznews reports Bishop Elim made this assertion on Saturday in his sermon drawing vivid examples from bible passages and real life examples.

This is part one of the series to run through the week.

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BREAKING: APC Picks All 20 Chairmanship, 236 Councillorship Seats In Ogun LG Polls

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The All Progressives Congress, APC has won all 20 Chairmanship and 236 Councillorship seats in the Ogun LG Polls.

Naijablitznews reports that the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) on Sunday, declared all the 20 chairmanship candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winners of Saturday’s local government elections conducted in the state.

The Chairman of the commission, Babatunde Osibodu also declared all 236 APC councillorship candidates as winners of the election while presenting the official results of the polls at the commission’s headquarters at Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta, the state capital.

Osibodu said the ruling party, APC, emerged victorious across all the 20 local government areas and 236 wards in the state by polling a total of 613,156 votes cast in the exercise which witnessed major political parties like the Accord Party (AP), African Action Congress (AAC), African Democratic Congress (ADC), Action Democratic Party (ADP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC), participating.

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Other political parties that participated in the exercise included the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Labour Party (LP), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Young Progressive Party (YPP), Action People’s Party (APP), Action Alliance (AA), Boot Party (BP), People’s Redemption Party (PRP), National Rescue Movement (NRM) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).

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BREAKING: INEC declares Aiyedatiwa of APC winner of Ondo guber election

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as the winner of the guber election conducted in Ondo State on Saturday.

Aiyedatiwa, who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election.

He polled a total of 366,781 votes to defeat his closest rival in the election, Agboola Ajayi, who is the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the election.
The APC cleared all 18 local government areas.

While the PDP polled a total of 117,845 votes, the Labour Party (LP) polled 1,162 votes and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) polled 2,692 votes.

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Prof Olayemi Akinwunmi announced the result of the Ondo governorship election at the State headquarters of INEC in Akure.

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