Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has said that a committee has been set up to work out a framework for the establishment of a security outfit for the South-South region.
The Governor made this known during an interview in the state capital, Port Harcourt, on Monday.
He stated that when the committee is done with the assignment, the chairman of the South South Governor’s Forum will announce the outcome.
Wike also noted that for the country to move forward, state Governor’s must be allowed to handle the security apparatus of their respective states, as they are the ones who know the local governments, communities and families.
“If you want this country to move forward, it is important that the States must take control of security apparatus of their state. I know the local governments, I know the communities, I know the families. So I should be able to say this is what we should do in policing these areas. Therefore, the need for community policing is necessary, but what is the problem is that the federal government comes up to say, they will support community policing, but where have they supported it,” he said.
