states of the Federation to raise revenues, including taxes, and to independently manage their own resources. The ongoing amendment of the constitution is not far reaching enough to give us the true federalism we yearn for. Urhobo sons and daughter – and indeed all federal lawmakers – must do a lot more to match the expectations of their people who put them there.
(5) Apart from true federalism, which will bring more development to the federating units, improve the lives of our people and consequently reduce crime, the UPU believes our internal security apparatus, especially the police, should be reorganized to bring it closer to the grassroots. Criminal elements live in the midst of people and it is easier for the locals to track them down. Community policing should evolve to a major institution to help combat crime effectively, while we work out modalities to set up state police.
(6) Urhobo Progress Union makes this proposal in the full hope that a revamped federal system, which produces a new dynamism of economic growth, will have a positive outcome of providing ample room for Nigerian ethnic nationalities to interact without the conflicts that have led to the current crisis. The UPU will continue to work closely with the Southern Leaders Forum to forge a united front.
Signed:
Olorogun Moses Taiga
President, Urhobo Progress
Union, Worldwide
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