Tag: Jonah Jang
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Why I advocated for state police – Plateau governor
Plateau State governor, Jonah David Jang, has explained the reasons for his strong advocacy of a state police.
Jang, who made a remark during a public lecture to mark his 69th birthday, said his advocacy for a state police was not for selfish intention but for the improvement of the overall security of Nigeria citizens.
Jang said, “My support for a state police is if Nigeria aspires to be among the top 20 economies and nations, we must do the right things the top countries have done in combating crime.
“If a state under a federal system cannot be protected by the federal police and armies, then the next option is the state police. In the first place, there is no central police in any of the known federal government in any advanced democratic society.
“The Nigerian Constitution ascribed the governors the status of chief security officers of our state, yet we have no control over the federal police, yet we are asked to support in funding the federal police.
“My colleagues in the north misunderstood my request for state police. They alleged that I will use my police to kill all Muslims on the plateau, and I will use my police to kill all settlers in Plateau State.
“But my colleague did not know that I practically grew up with Muslims, they did not know I come from the tribe that is most accommodative than any other tribe in this country.
“By the way, what do I gain by killing all Muslims in Jos, or driving away all settlers from Jos? I am a Christian, I know God created all human beings be you Muslims, Christians or pagans. So, who I’m I to take life created by God?”
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ACROSS THE STATES (2/1/2013)
1 ACTING CHIEF JUDGE OF NASARAWA, JUSTICE SULIEMAN UMARU-DIKKO, TAKING HIS OATH OF OFFICE IN LAFIA.
2. GOV. GODSWILL AKPABIO OF AKWA IBOM PRAYING FOR PEACE IN THE STATE AT THE 2013 SOLEMN ASSEMBLY IN UYO.
3 CLERGYMEN LED BY PRELATE EMERITUS OF METHODIST CHURCH OF NIGERIA, HIS EMINENCE SUNDAY MBANG (M), PRAYING FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN AKWA IBOM AT THE 2013 SOLEMN ASSEMBLY IN UYO.
4 FULL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES RESUMED AT THE ABUBAKAR GUMI CENTRAL MARKET IN KADUNA AFTER THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY ON WEDNESDAY.
5 PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED PERSONS AND LESS PRIVILEGED FAMILIES SELECTED UNDER THE POVERTY ALLEVIATION SCHEME COLLECTING CASH ASSISTANCE AT KANKARA, KATSINA STATE, ON WEDNESDAY. RIGHT IS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE STATE GOVERNOR ON POVERTY REDUCTION, ALHAJI BATURE MASARI.
6 GOV. JONAH JANG OF PLATEAU (L), BEING DECORATED WITH ARMED FORCES REMEMBRANCE EMBLEM BY MISS RHODA DADON DURING THE 2013 ARMED FORCES REMEMBRANCE DAY EMBLEM AND APPEAL FUND LAUNCH IN JOS.
7 COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, PLATEAU, CHRIS OLAKPE (L), IN A HANDSHAKE WITH GOV. JONAH JANG DURING THE 2013 ARMED FORCES REMEMBRANCE DAY EMBLEM AND APPEAL FUND LAUNCH IN JOS.
8 FROM LEFT: DIVISIONAL POLICE OFFICER (DPO), IPONRI, CSP KUNLE OLUSOKAN; MANAGING DIRECTOR, NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA (NAN), DAME OLUREMI OYO, AND MANAGING EDITOR AND HEAD OF NAN LAGOS OFFICE, MR ISAAC IGHURE, DURING THE VISIT OF THE DPO TO NAN OFFICE IN LAGOS.
9 NASARAWA SOLICITOR-GENERAL AND PERMANENT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, MR MOHAMMED IDRIS-APA, TAKES OATH OF OFFICE IN LAFIA .
PHOTO: NAN-PHOTO