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Constitution review: Aiyedatiwa, Adeleke, Oyebanji demand state police, fiscal federalism
…….as Reps hold Southwest public hearing in OndoGovernors Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), Ademola Adeleke (Osun), and Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti) have called for the establishment of state police and the implementation of true federalism as part of the ongoing constitutional review process.
The governors made the call on Friday during the South-West Centre B Public Hearing of the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review held in Akure, Ondo State capital.
Speaking, Aiyedatiwa stressed the need to decentralise the nation’s policing system, saying the current centralised structure is no longer sustainable in the face of worsening insecurity.
He highlighted the effectiveness of the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, in combating crime at the grassroots and reiterated the need to legalise state police through constitutional amendment.
“Ondo State aligns with the progressive aspirations of the South-West Geo-political Zone in advocating for true federalism that reflects socio-political, cultural and economic realities of the federating units.
“This would be in tandem with true fiscal federalism, where states have full control over their resources and revenues, while remitting about 40% of their revenues to the Federal Government.
“Still on fiscal federalism, it will serve the cause of fairness and justice to have a review of the current revenue allocation formula, which is skewed in favour of the federal government.
“Ondo State is of the opinion that not less than 50% of revenue from the federation should be allocated to the states.”
The governor also pushed for a review of the revenue allocation formula to ensure equity and fairness, recommending that states receive no less than 50% of revenue derived from the federation.
“True fiscal federalism means states having control over their resources and remitting 40% to the Federal Government. The current formula is skewed and must be reviewed in favour of the states,” he added.
Aiyedatiwa also advocated for the amendment of Section 44(3) of the 1999 Constitution to move control over mineral resources from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent List.
He argued that this would empower states to regulate and benefit from their natural resources while curbing illegal mining.
“It is an understatement that state governments and the people experience a lot of agonies from the activities of miners, including illegal miners, quarries and others that engage in mineral exploration activities. This is because state governments have little or no control over this sector.
“It hinders State Governments, especially oil-rich states, from harnessing their mineral wealth for local development, while illegal mining continues to flourish due to weak Federal Government oversight and poor local enforcement mechanisms.
Aiyedatiwa further said the state is not opposed to the creation of new States as requested in some of the proposed bills, but strongly opposes excising any part of its territory to merge with any new state or join an existing one.
“It is also of interest to the government and people of Ondo State that additional local governments be created in the State, just as Lagos State Local Development Council Areas (LCDAs) are being proposed for inclusion in the Constitution as fully-fledged Local Government Areas.
“In Ondo State, we have functional thirty-three (33) LCDAs duly created by the State Government. We strongly advocate that the proposed bill be expanded and these 33 LCDAs in Ondo State be recognised as fully-fledged Local Governments in the First Schedule of the Constitution.”
“It is unfortunate that state governments have little control over mining activities despite bearing the brunt of environmental degradation and insecurity caused by illegal miners,” he said.
He further urged the National Assembly to recognise the 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) created by the Ondo State Government, just as is being proposed for Lagos State LCDAs.
“While we are not opposed to the creation of new states, Ondo State will resist any attempt to cede its territory to any proposed or existing state,” he emphasised.
Representing Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, Deputy Governor Prince Kola Adewusi emphasised the need for electoral reform, including the adoption of electronic voting and reducing the cost of conducting elections.
“The cost of governance and elections is too high. We must reduce it and make political offices less attractive to curb the ‘do-or-die’ mentality,” Adewusi stated.
Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji, represented by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dayo Apata (SAN), also called for the decentralisation of mineral resource control through the amendment of Section 44(3).
Chairman of the House Committee for South-West Centre B, Hon. James Faleke, assured that all position papers and public inputs would be thoroughly considered in line with the wishes of Nigerians.
Other stakeholders, including traditional rulers, labour unions, and paramilitary organisations, also made presentations during the hearing.
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