A candidate for governor on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe has mentioned crime and criminality could be drastically diminished if not totally tackled if authorities is dedicated to checking insecurity.
Umakhihe, who’s in search of the APC governorship ticket, vowed to overview and strengthen the Police-Neighborhood Relations Committee as a panacea to resolving the insecurity bedeviling Edo State.
Umakhihe, who spoke whereas presenting his Manifesto titled “A New Starting for a Shared Posterity,” mentioned the PCRC has an important function to play within the prevention and detection of crime.
“It’ll assist bridge the socio-psychological hole that exists between the police and the general public,” he mentioned.
The previous Federal Everlasting Secretary (PS) mentioned though safety is on the Unique Checklist, it doesn’t rule out the prospect of constructing a sturdy and resilient synergy between the Federal, State and conventional establishments.
Offering perception into how he plans to sort out insecurity if elected, he mentioned that whereas he acknowledges the existence of the PCRC, Neighborhood Watch and the Constabulary Scheme, in addition to conventional establishments in numerous locations, will strengthen this to make sure seamless intelligence. gathering and a fast however decisive response.
He mentioned his Manifesto goals to make sure coverage choices in agriculture, training, meals safety, prosecution of crimes and that the early decision of border disputes has recognized and resolved a few of the main causes of insecurity in the US .
