Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State on Saturday said he supported the call for community policing in principle in the face of the lingering security situation in the country.
The governor while responding to questions from journalists at the Government House in Birnin Kebbi on the occasion of Nigeria's 62 years independence anniversary said "I support community policing but I think what the debate should be is what kind of weapons they should be carrying and what they should be doing.
"I'm not an advocate of people carrying gun to defend themselves but if local vigilante group decides to support our security agents we cannot stop them to protect the community."
He said the nation's security agencies have been overstretched as such the country needs more policing to protect people in the various communities.
"I'm happy President Muhammad Buhari has approved the principle of community policing. I support whatever will secure the security of the community by whatever means"' Bagudu said.
On the performance of his party, the APC at state and national levels,the governor said the party has done well. He said his administration in kebbi State in the last seven years had given account of itself in different areas of the state's economy.
He said"We are happy that people appreciates what we have done in areas of near constant electricity supply, agriculture, on MoU between Kebbi and NNPC for ethenol production to make Kebbi one of the oil producing states, education, health care, rice production, investment opportunities and windows provided for private investors to thrive in Kebbi State".
Governor Bagudu also refuted the rumor making the rounds that all is not well between him and the party's governorship candidate, Dr Nasiru Idris (Kauran Gwandu). He said Nasiru is a dependable and capable ally and also a capable governorship candidate of the APC in Kebbi State.
"We are having a cordial relationship. He was in Saudi Arabia when the British High Commissioner came to Kebbi, that was why he was not at the reception held for the High Commissioner. I will campaign rigorously for him when the time comes", he said.
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