Safeguarding State Police Against Govs’ Abuse.
Safeguarding State Police Against Govs’ Abuse With the current alleged misuse of state governments-controlled security outfits and political thugs by suspected agents of state governments against opposition political parties and their leaders ahead of 2027 general With the current alleged misuse of state governments-controlled security outfits and political thugs by suspected agents of state governments against opposition political parties and their leaders ahead of 2027 general election, Ejiofor Alike writes that President Bola Tinubu should sufficiently address the potential abuse of state police by governors before his ascent to the State Police Bill approved by 30 state houses of assembly to resolve Nigeria’s unending security challenges The chances of the resolution of Nigeria’s unending security challenges brightened last week following the resolution of the National Assembly to transmit the constitution amendment bill seeking to establish state police to President Bola Tinubu for assent after thE piece of legislation received approval from 30 state houses of assembly.
The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, at Wednesday’s plenary, clarified that 30 state assemblies had approved the bill.
The states are Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara.
Bamidele said the 30 state houses of assembly exceeded the two-thirds of the 36 state assemblies, which amounts to 24 states required by the constitution. All eyes are now on President Tinubu to give speedy ascent to the bill, which seeks to alter the 1999 Constitution to provide for the decentralisation of policing in Nigeria. The bill, initiated by President Tinubu’s administration, enjoys enormous popularity among many Nigerians, who believe it is the ultimate solution to Nigeria’s security challenges. those who are worried by the current intolerance of agents of state governments to dissent views are concerned that governors will use state police to persecute, harass and run opposition leaders and other critics out of their states.
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