Indigenes of the six states of the North Central region have presented an Eight-item demand to President Bola Tinubu.
The demands were collected and presented by the Senior Special Assistant on Community Engagement (North Central) to the President, Abiodun Essiet.
Essiet said the 8 items were the common feedback she received from her listening tour across the Six North central states.
While she has covered five states, except the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Essiet stated that the uniform demands include constitutional recognition of traditional rulers’ roles, establishment of state police and a demand for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be responsible for local government areas elections.
On her X handle on Monday, she wrote: “The lack of any Constitutional roles for the Traditional Rulers
“State Government and Local Government Allocations and other Federal Government incentives to the State should be made available to the public to enforce accountability and transparency on the people at the helm of affairs at those levels of governance.
“Need for the Federal Government to establish State Police without further delay for better community policing.
“INEC be saddled with the responsibility of conducting the Local Government Election now that they have been given their full autonomy by the Federal Government with direct allocation of Funds.
“The return of the Price Control Marketing Board as was in the years past during the Military Regime, to curb the monopoly of the price of commodities by the marketers at will.
“Retirees should be included in the minimum wage proposal of the Federal Government and also Senior Citizens should be considered in their welfare plans.
“Citizens should be sensitized about the new policy before implementation
“The need for the Federal Government to embark on Digital means of monitoring palliative distribution.”