Mimiko seeks power devolution to address Nigeria’s challenges

Olusegun Mimiko advocates for power devolution and the ‘Jethro Principle’ to tackle Nigeria’s governance issues, promoting efficiency and accountability.

Nigeria is grappling with multiple security challenges across different regions. Islamist insurgents, including Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), continue to stage attacks in the northeast, while heavily armed criminal gangs, known locally as bandits, operate across parts of the northwest. Kidnappings for ransom have become widespread in parts of north-central Nigeria, while security forces also face periodic separatist-linked violence in the southeast.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has approved pay rises of up to 80% for members of the armed forces, according to a statement by presidential adviser Bayo Onanuga, as reported by MyJoyOnline Ghana and Jerusalem Post. The salary increase, effective September 1, will see officers above the rank of colonel, including generals, receive a 30% salary increase, personnel from colonel to warrant officer receive a 50% raise, and soldiers from private to staff sergeant rank see salaries rise by 80%.

The new package will increase the annual wage bill for the armed forces to 924 billion naira ($678.68 million) from 660 billion naira.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch Nigeria, MyJoyOnline Ghana, Jerusalem Post — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.