Senate plans state police
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bukola saraki @bukolasaraki8 the senate president @spnigeria3 we have talked about the fact that whether these killings were initial acts of aggression or reprisal attacks it is clear that either way it is totally unacceptable and we must condemn it in all totality he said2 secondly these are acts of criminality and we should not encourage any other colouration to it be it religious or otherwise. this is criminality. and as such we have a role to ensure that we must address this criminality to see how we can fight it2 we have spoken on many platforms and made suggestions to the executive on the fact that there is a need for an urgent review of the security architecture of the nation2 having made suggestions and listened to security agencies over the killings saraki said it was important for the lawmakers to do their own part2 we as the senate must come up with our own actions. we do not need to flog the issue. we have told the executive what to do. we have told them privately and we have told them publicly. however on our own part we must decide on what we need to do2 in his comments the senate president condemned the killings once again and said it was necessary for the senate to condemn it and play its role in ensuring the security of lives and property1 in reaction to the killings the senate had previously called for more decisive action with some senators demanding the removal of the service chiefs1 the decision of the senate to amend the constitution in favour of state and community police followed a debate on the killings across the country and in plateau state after a point of order raised by former plateau governor senator jonah jang1 saraki said on tuesday today my colleagues and i in the eighth senate resolved to begin the process of amending the constitution to allow for the creation of state and community police. this is following our debate on solutions to the killings across the country1 he told the conference of state assembly speakers that he and his colleagues in the 8th have resolved to begin the process of amending the constitution to allow the creation of state and community police1 the senate president revealed in a tweet1 today my colleagues and i in the 8th senate resolved to begin the process of amending the constitution to allow for the creation of state and community police. this is following our debate on solutions to the killings across the country1 senate president bukola saraki has said the senate plans to amend the 1999 constitution to allow for the creation of state and community police as a major strategy in combating insecurity1 the plan by the senate comes after years of calls by a section of nigerians for the creation of state police and debate over the issue1 the senate condemned the terrorist attacks mass killings and displacement of the people and occupation of their homes and farmlands1 we must all put aside our political personal and ideological differences and work together to stop the bloodshed he tweeted1 update security senate begins work on creation of state and community police. the senate president speaks1 recent killings in several states have revived the debate over state police with several governors lamenting over time about their helplessness to provide security for residents of the state1 saraki said the security and welfare of the people is primary purpose of government. this is what the constitution we all swore to uphold says. at no time whether in the past or in the present is it okay to lose even one nigerian life1

Breaking: Saraki, Dogara meet Buhari over Plateau killings
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the senate president @spnigeria3 details of the meeting will be made available shortly1 the news of the ongoing meeting was disclosed on the twitter handle of the president of the senate @spnigeria1 the tweet reads the president of the senate dr. abubakar bukola saraki and the speaker of the house of representatives rt. hon. yakubu dogara are now meeting with president muhammadu buhari over the plateaukillings. the meeting was requested by the presiding officers of @nassnigeria1 update the president of the senate dr. abubakar bukola saraki and the speaker of the house of representatives rt. hon. yakubu dogara are now meeting with president muhammadu buhari over the . the meeting was requested by the presiding officers of1 the president of the senate dr. bukola saraki and the speaker of the house of representatives yakubu dogara are currently meeting with president muhammadu buhari over the recent massacre in plateau state1 the meeting which was at the instance of the president of the senate is currently holding at the presidential villa abuja1 recall that following the killings saraki had called for a quick response to the security crisis in nigeria1 i am very sad to hear the news of the incident in plateau state. this is very depressing and giving the impression that the country is not safe1 the problem of boko haram in the north-east is well known to everybody but this killing by unknown band of assailants in benue taraba plateau and kaduna states is now giving another dimension to the crisis. coming at the time we are getting ready for elections we need to respond fast1 if the plan is to develop some long term measures we also request that the president should mandate the security chiefs to put forward an immediate short term and quick response measure which will restore confidence in the system and demonstrate to the criminals behind this killings the capacity of government to tackle the issue1 we have to immediately device a plan through which the criminals behind the killings and their sponsors can be nabbed and made to face the wrath of the law1 we have to also develop plans to mop up illegal fire arms in the hands of dangerous elements while also stopping the influx of these arms into the country he stated1

Saraki flies Arik to Ghana to promote trade
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bukola saraki @bukolasaraki8 the senate president @spnigeria3 i just arrived in ghana1 @spnigeria who usually commutes with presidential air fleet chose to fly a nigerian operated commercial flight to encourage trade between both countries1 according to omishore saraki chose the indigenous flight to promote trade relations between nigeria and ghana and also to see firsthand areas that require interventions in the nigerian aviation industry1 with reference to the recent dana air near-mishaps omishore said that saraki had promised to take a look at the happenings in the aviation industry so as to find the ills that will require legislations to correct1 saraki also took to his official twitter handle @spnigeria to share some of the pictures and videos of his departure arrival and reception by the speaker of ghanas parliament1 saraki who would be delivering a paper at a symposium to mark the celebration departed on board the local flight in solidarity with other nigerians who fly indigenous airlines1 as part of activities to celebrate 25 years of uninterrupted parliamentary democracy in ghana i will be addressing the countrys parliament1 the president of the senate dr bukola saraki on sunday flew aboard an arik air flight to ghana for the 25th anniversary of the ghanaian parliament1 the senate president dr. abubakar bukola saraki is now departing abuja nigeria to accra ghana aboard arik air1 speaking with our correspondent on sunday bamikole omishore sa to saraki on international relations said that the senate president left the comfort of the usual presidential airplane he travels in for arik1 i thank the speaker of the ghanaian parliament rt. hon. prof. aaron mike ocquaye for the invitation and the gracious reception at the airport in accra this evening1 the president of the senate dr. abubakar bukola saraki being hosted by the nigerian high commissioner to ghana ambassador olufemi abikoye1