The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) has commended the social protection intervention initiatives of the Rauf Aregbesola administration as demonstration of good governance.
NIPSS lauded Governor Aregbesola for redefining the art of good governance in the state with the provision of all round socioeconomic and infrastructural development.
This was even as Governor Rauf Aregbesola called for the decentralization of the policing structure in Nigeria, saying overhauling the police structure will bring effectiveness and strengthen security in the country.
The NIPSS Director of Research, Professor Habu Galadima, gave the commendation at the get-together dinner party organised by the State Government in honour of the Participants of the Senior Executive Course 40, 2018 of NIPSS at the Osun State Government House, Osogbo.
Galadima who led the NIPSS delegation to Osun on a week study exercise hailed Governor Aregbesola for running an inclusive government where people are directly involved in decision making and in the implementation of government policies and programmes.
He described Osun social protection programmes as unparalleled and one of the best in the world, hailing the state for setting the pace for good governance in the country.
The NIPSS Director of Research applauded Governor Aregbesola for being focused at repositioning and stimulating Osun’s economy for the betterment of all and sundry.
According to him, “We came to Osun with lots of assumptions and we have validated those assumptions through the good works of Governor Rauf Aregbesola that we have been exposed to.
“We have benefited hugely from our interactions and through this we have seen the beauty of Osun social protection programmes that had transformed the lives of many households in the state.
“Our exposure to Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme popularly called ‘OYES’ alone indeed shows that Osun has gotten it right in mobilizing her youths for future leadership and challenges.
“We have seen that the OYES scheme and other people-oriented programmes of the state are not only designed to alleviate poverty or make life more abundant but also put together to secure a virile future for the people of the state.
“We are indeed happy to be in Osun because we have seen the governor’s giant strides in every strata of the economy, In fact he has written his name on the sand of time and I am very sure that the history of Osun, when written, will reserve a better page for his name.
“You have made remarkable transformation. We saw good roads, we saw bridges well constructed, we saw ultra-modern schools erected across the nooks and crannies of the state, pointing that you are a true engineer who understands the best international practices in infrastructure.
“You have injected the spirit of inclusiveness in your decision making as being seen in the huge success which your administration recorded in all your social protection initiatives.
“These are factual virtues which your administration had achieved. It shows that masses’ interest always take the centre stage of your administration just as the people are directly involved in the process and implementation of your administration’s policies, programmes and actions.
“So, what we need to do is to draw lesson from the practices in Osun and make reasonable recommendations for Mr President on the success story of Osun social protection programmes”, Galadima stressed.
In his remarks, the Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, called for the overhauling of police structure in order to strengthen internal security in Nigeria.
He said Nigeria needs to decentralize police system for effective, efficient and quality service delivery, if the nation is truly desirous of strengthening security.
Governor Aregbesola said what the country requires is beyond the procurement of physical security apparatuses, but also the effective management of the conventional security outfits.
He called on the Federal Government, the National ?Assembly and other relevant agencies to enact laws that would strengthen zonal commands of the police, saying the initiative would reduce the burden on the office of the Inspector General of Police.
According to Governor Aregbesola, it is uncivilized for the Commissioner of Police to be reporting directly to the Inspector General of Police whereas there is zonal command headed by the Assistant Inspector General of Police.
“there is the need for the police system? in the country to be decentralized and federalized for effective and efficient management because that is the only way to go if we truly want to strengthen our internal security”, Aregbesola stressed.
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