Nigerian political group campaigns for decentralization of economy and police

As Nigeria navigates yet another contentious cycle of constitutional amendments, civic leader Dele Oluwatade, Convener of The Gap Parliament Nigeria, has issued a sweeping demand for the fundamental restructuring of the nation’s governance model. Oluwatade is aggressively canvassing for the abandonment of the current centralized federal structure in favor of a genuine regional system equipped with decentralized state police. [ . . . ] By reverting to a regional framework—conceptually similar to the pre-1966 constitutional design—the nation could drastically slash the exorbitant cost of governance. A regional structure would eliminate redundant state legislatures, drastically reduce the number of commissioners and special advisers, and allow regional governments to execute large-scale, cross-border infrastructure projects that are currently stymied by petty inter-state rivalries. [ . . . ] Intertwined with the demand for regionalism is the urgent push for state police. Nigeria remains one of the only large federal republics globally that relies exclusively on a centrally commanded national police force. Oluwatade and allied civic groups assert that the current security architecture has catastrophically failed to protect citizens from localized threats like banditry, kidnapping, and communal clashes.
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