Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Friday, inaugurated the 272 Special Constables from the 17 local government areas, recently recruited and trained at Oji River Police College, for Community Policing in the state. It would be recalled that Gov. Ugwuanyi, on July 9, 2020, inaugurated the 17-man Enugu State Community Policing Advisory Committee (SCPAC), under the Chairmanship of the State Commissioner of Police with the Chairman of the State Traditional Rulers’ Council, HRH, Igwe Amb. Lawrence Agubuzu, as co-chairman. The novel Community Policing programme, which is an initiative of the Nigeria Police Force, as communicated by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu Abubakar, is saddled with the responsibility of deepening community approach as well as confidence, trust and mutual respect between the Police and the people, in the management of crimes and criminalities. Inaugurating the 272 Special Constables, also known as Community Policing Officers (CPOs), at t...
Director of the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), Idayat Hassan, on Friday, advised President Joe Biden to strengthen United States-Africa relationship. Hassan also called on African leaders to take full responsibility for ameliorating the conflict ravaging the continent. Hassan made the call at a virtual event: “From Africa to the US: Recommendations for the Biden’s Administration”. The CDD Director noted that liberal democracy, security, and accountability must be encouraged between America and Africa. On liberal democracy, Hassan cited eight serving Heads of State who have spent at least twenty years in power in a continent where the average age is about 19 years old. “90% of African countries now practice democracy, but there are 8 leaders who have stayed in power for more than two decades. But overall, Africa has made progress with more elections and peaceful transitions” Hassan said. To promote security and democracy, she advocated active engagement with civil society, ...