Half Of Those In Govt Should Be In Jail – Adebayo

The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo on Sunday said that half of those in government would be in jail if Nigeria’s police system was effective.

Naija News gathered that Adebayo stated this during Arise TV’s second series of a presidential town hall meeting.

He further stated that it is not in the interest of the current government to make the police system work because they would be affected if it does.

The presidential candidate noted that the government are only concerned about being protected by police operatives.

Adebayo while speaking on the security system in the country said, “Let’s not run away from forming a government. At the federal level, there’s an assisting constitution I’m going to swear in on May 29. In that constitution, it has all it takes to eliminate crime.

“And the two steps to take to eliminate crime is to eliminate crime within government. That is the hardest thing to do in Nigeria.

“One of the reasons why we don’t have an efficient police system is that if we had an efficient police system, half of those who are in government will be in jail.

“So, it’s not in the interest of the government as it’s today, to have effective police. But they need the police for protection. So, I will make that difference.”

The second edition of the town hall meeting had in attendance four Presidential Candidates, African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore; Action Democratic Party, Mallam Yabagi Sani; All Progressives Grand Alliance, Professor Peter Umeadi, and Adebayo.