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By Fred Nwaozor Nigeria’s law-enforcement institutions remain central to the protection of lives, property, public resources and the rule of law. However, concerns about overlapping mandates, institutional weaknesses, inadequate coordination and the cost of maintaining numerous agencies performing closely related functions have continued to generate debate. Strengthening these institutions should therefore go beyond increasing personnel or procuring equipment. It should involve structural reforms that improve effectiveness, accountability and public confidence. One important area for reform is the rationalisation of agencies with substantially overlapping responsibilities. The existence of several institutions dealing with corruption, financial crimes, economic offences and related misconduct can create duplication, jurisdictional confusion and unnecessary administrative expenditure. A carefully designed merger of related agencies could pr...

POLITICS: Buhari Launches Re-election Campaign As INEC Lifts Ban



President Muhammadu Buhari on 18th November 2018 graciously launched his reelection bid campaign, following the Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC's) lifting of ban on campaigns for Presidential and National Assembly (NASS) polls.

The Nigeria's number one citizen whose running mate remains the country's Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo appealed to politicians to go about their 2019 election campaigns peacefully.

The event which took place at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja on Sunday. witnessed the launching of the re-election “campaign manual/next level document”.

“I am not unmindful of the fact that the National Assembly and the presidential campaign starts today, I will implore candidates to go about the campaigns peacefully and decently,” the president said.

 

“We have no other country than Nigeria , let us not set it ablaze because of politics,” he added.

It's noteworthy  that based on the official time table of the electoral commission, INEC, campaigns for the presidential and national assembly elections started on Sunday, November 18, 2018 across Nigeria ahead of the scheduled February 16, 2019 elections.

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Fred Nwaozor, popularly known as TheMediaAmbassador, is a Nigerian tech expert, author, creative & content writer, media strategist, policy analyst, blogger, public speaker and rights activist. The renowned columnist regularly writes for the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), and is the Founder & Convener of Right Thinkers Movement (RITMO), Nigeria. He's a chartered industrial physicist, engineer and IT personnel. As a media guru, he enjoys an active presence in all media segments - including electronic, print & online - since two decades ago till date. As a full-time researcher and educator, he's a regular contributor and peer reviewer for various internationally-noted engineering journals. As Telecommunications and Automation engineer, his research interest mainly lies in System Modelling, Internet of Things (IoT), Smart city, Cybersecurity, Wireless networks, and Machine Learning (ML).