A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, on Sunday called on the federal government to improve the conditions of the National Correctional Centres in Nigeria.
The NNPP chieftain made the call when he visited the Agodi Correctional Centre in Ibadan to celebrate his birthday.
Ajadi pointed out that there was also the need for the federal government to improve the conditions of inmates and the facilities at the Correctional Centres across the country.
“I know President Bola Tinubu’s administration is a listening one and will improve the conditions of the Correctional Centres. I also call on well-to-do Nigerians to come to help the government in providing adequate facilities in the Correctional Centres”, he said.
Ambassador Ajadi added, “They won’t carry money to heaven. They should put smiles on the faces of inmates at least once in a while”.
“Going round the Agodi Correctional Centre in Ibadan today, I am not happy. The condition of the inmates is nothing to write home about. If you see where they are staying, it is not the best. I know the government is trying but it should do more”.
Ajadi further noted, “We see how people in the Correctional Centres in developed countries are treated. I plead with the federal government to do more for the inmates for the period they will stay there in the Centres”.
“I also want to implore the federal government to please recognise those working in such environment like Correctional Centres and give them better working conditions. I want the government to treat the Warders the same way they are treating the police and the military, especially in terms of renumeration”.
He said, “We have many people there awaiting trials who have not been pronounced guilty for any offence. At the end of the day, some of these people may not be found guilty of the offences they are remanded for.
The NNPP chieftain during the visit donated food, drinks and essentials like medicine, detergents, toiletries, solar lights, writing materials, among others to the centre to improve the inmates’ conditions.