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WHY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REJECTED DEVOLUTION OF POWER – SHEHU SANI

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The
Chairman, Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debt, Shehu Sani has identified
state government’s possible abuse of their power as a major reason why
devolution of power was rejected in the recent Constitution amendment exercise
by the National Assembly.

Speaking on Tuesday when he paid a visit to
Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark at his Abuja residence, he declared that
“the problem we have with devolution of power is how to tackle some of the
problems that come with it”.
The lawmaker representing Kaduna Central
continued, “For example, the present crop of governors might not be able to
handle state police in a manner that people who disagree with them can be safe.
“Secondly, the manner in which elections are
conducted by state independent electoral commissions where the ruling party in
state wins all positions is worrisome.
“So, if we devolve the police, we have to
allay the fears of people on the implications. Those who are championing some
of these issues need to make clarifications.”
On derivation and resource control, Sani
stated that it was in the country’s best interest for the government and
citizens to stop thinking about oil because the commodity was becoming
non-attractive globally.

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