Akpabio: 30 States Have Endorsed Constitution Amendment for State Police.
Akpabio expressed optimism that Nigeria could soon adopt a decentralised policing system to strengthen national security.
He spoke when members of Arewa Revival Project, a northern youth organisation with membership across the 19 northern states, visited him at his office in Abuja.
The senate president said the proposed reform would improve the country’s capacity to tackle insecurity by bringing policing closer to communities.
He expressed confidence that the constitution amendment process was nearing completion, adding that the establishment of state police would complement existing security structures and enhance efforts to address the country’s security challenges. He urged the youth to intensify grassroots mobilisation for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, stating that continuity in government would allow the administration’s economic reforms and security policies to produce the desired results. Akpabio also called on the Nigerian youth to rise above what he described as paid social media propaganda against the administration. He said the president had taken significant steps to diversify the economy, reform the tax system, and address longstanding structural problems.
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