The Speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo, has underscored the need for nation's leadership to further strengthen government's institutions, with a view to addressing societal challenges, towards deepening democratic practices for the overall benefit of the people.
Hon. Oluomo stated this while addressing participants of the Course 14 of the National Institute of Security Studies, led by the Director of Research, Estimates and Library Services in the Institute, Dr. Adegboyega Kareem during a courtesy visit to the Assembly, at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, as part of their study visit to the State.
The Speaker noted that it became imperative for stakeholders in the Nigerian project, including the participants from the Institute to make viable recommendations to the Federal Government on the global best practices in addressing issues including insecurity, economic planning, revenue generation, administration, independence of the State legislature and judiciary, as well as local government autonomy, among others, adding that the present socio-economic situation of the nation required a more pragmatic approach.
Citing certain shortcomings inherent in the current presidential system being practiced in the country, which had resulted in abuse of powers in the past, Oluomo sought for the removal of security from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent list with emphasis on effective intelligence gathering to strengthen the nation's security system.
Congratulating the participants on the successful visit, he tasked them to redouble their efforts in the discharge of their duties.
Earlier in his remarks, Dr. Kareem disclosed that the State was chosen as one of the States for the pilot study for participants of the course, who are senior officers drawn from the various security organisations from within and outside the country, including Gambia, Ghana and Liberia, to explore the uniqueness of administration at local, state, regional, national and the global arena.
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