How to stop kidnapping in Nigeria revealed by Archbishop Ibezim

By Felix Oti, Awka 

Archbishop Ecclesiastical Province of the Niger and Bishop of Awka diocese, Anglican Communion Bishop Alexander Chibuzo, PhD  has advocated for conduct of local government area elections in the various local government areas in the country to restore sanity in the polity.

According to Archbishop Ibezim, Nigeria as a Nation  should  go back to local government structure  to be close to the people.

Ibezim  who stated this in Awka in His Christmas message   said  that bringing  government  close to the people  will reduce the rate of kidnapping  and other crimes  that is dealing  with Nigeria  now.

He further stated that returning to the local government area system will give  traditional  rulers  and Presidents  General opportunity to do more jobs .

He said “Traditional rulers, Presidents General of various  towns must play  a role  and this reminds  me, That is why the local Government structure is very important  in Nigeria  You will find out  for a long time  when the local government  structure  collapsed  in Nigeria, a lot  started  going wrong. 

‘ For the government  to be effective ,There must be a structure  that will be close to the people .you may not know  how system works. For president who is in Abuja to give order is not enough  to solve the problem  we have in Nigeria. 

I advocate that Nigeria as a nation will also  go back to Local government  structure.

:There is need to strengthen  the local government  because  they are very  close  to various towns  and communities and even  create more and  do it until it becomes  a corporate matter  because you need to  be close to the people  for the security to be effective and that is the reason these  things are happening all over the country today. 

:There is need  to revisit  that, the local government area has been neglected and the early  the better  for the nation. 

:When you didn’t stop something when it is small  then it grows naturally. We don’t  allow  problems to overstretch  before  we start  solving it. When we see a little  problem  begging  to arise  let us  be focused. That is why I advocate  for local government structure,  state police.  

‘Assuming the state  has police in all the local government areas ,tell me why we are witnessing  what we are witnessing today. People  may be afraid  of state police  because  they think if there  is state  police ,particular region might  decide  that they are not part of the nation. Such can not happen because  we have been  together  since independent .If You see that something  is not working  then you adjust. The early we do the good thing better for all of us’, Archbishop Ibezim submitted.