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‘Nigeria not ripe for State Police’� IGP Egbetokun

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024 Aminu Imam

�Says State Govs. likely to abuse privilege Inspector-General of Police, (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has stated that Nigeria, as a country, is not ripe for State Police. Represented by AIG Ben Okolo during a one-day dialogue on State policing, the IGP warned that the establishment of State Police will execerbate ethnic tension across the country and could create divided loyalties in the States. Egbetokun also stated that the establishment of State Police will also lead to multiple Command structures in the States. He also said that State governors are likely to…

“Sack Power Minister, increase Police salaries before State Policing � Primate Ayodele tells Tinubu

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 Aminu Imam

Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Ayodele has called for the sack of the Minister of Power, Bayo Adelebu over his inefficiency in dealing with the electricity issues facing the country. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele stated that the minister of power has not in any way helped the situation of the country in his capacity. The prophet explained that a stable electricity supply will help reduce the impact of economic hardship on the citizens but the minister has done nothing to…

Ortom lambasts FG for denying arms licence to State security outfits

October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 Aminu Imam

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has condemned the decision of the Federal Government (FG) not to allow the State Community Volunteer Guards and security outfits in other states from bearing arms. Governor Ortom also promised to use the remaining part of his administration to lay the foundation for projects that will add value to the development of Benue state. The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Governor Ortom, Nathaniel Ikyur, disclosed this in an issued statement in Makurdi, on Friday. According to the statement, Governor Ortom made this known in his…

Southern governors demand State Police

September 21, 2022September 21, 2022 Aminu Imam

…Say it�s the only solution to insecurity Governors of southern Nigeria under the umbrella of Southern Governors Forum (SGF) have demanded for the creation of State Police, noting that it is the only solution to the country�s security challenges bedevilling the country. The Ondo State governor and chairman of the Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, made the Southern governors demand known during their meeting in Asaba, Delta State, in an issued statement yesterday. According to him, the devolution of powers is the surest path to progress. The governors and key stakeholders have…

Insecurity: Northern Governors endorse State Police�

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 Aminu Imam

The nineteen State Governors under the aegis of the Northern Governors Forum, (NGF), unanimously expressed support for the establishment of State Police, in a bid to tackle the activities of insurgents, kidnappers and other criminal activities across the country. The Northern Governors� stance was contained in a communiqu� issued at the end of the meeting with the Northern Traditional Rulers Council held on Monday in Abuja, organised to �review the state of security in the North and other matters relating to its progress and the development of the region.� While…

Insecurity: ‘State Police now a a better option’ � Obasanjo

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 Aminu Imam

Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has called for State Police, noting that it has become necessary in view of the country�s growing security challenges. The Special Assistant to Obasanjo on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi in a statement quoted the former president as saying this when the leadership of the National Association of Ex-Local Government Chairmen in Nigeria paid him a courtesy visit in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Wednesday. According to Obasanjo, the creation of state police would be a better option than community policing, saying State Police should be given a…

“Buhari wrong, Nigeria needs State Police” – Ike Ekweremadu

January 9, 2022January 9, 2022 Aminu Imam

Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, said State Police remains the best way to effectively secure Nigeria. Ekweremadu stated this in an interview on a radio station yesterday, while reacting to the statements made by President Muhammadu Buhari on State Police. Buhari, in an interview on Wednesday, had ruled out state police. The president claimed that traditional rulers could play the role of local police because they know ‘who is who’ in their communities. Reacting to the comment, Ekweremadu said, “State Police is still the way to…

PGF boss advocates radical reforms to tackle insecurity

August 28, 2021August 28, 2021 Ishaku Yohanna

�Gives conditions for state police in Nigeria Godwin Amunde Director-General, Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), Dr Salihu Lukman, has called for urgent radical reforms of the current security structure in Nigeria. He said State Police can only effectively operate in�Nigeria under the supervision of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), adding that the idea of amending the Constitution to enable State Governments to establish state police was unavoidable. In a statement on Friday in Abuja titled �Nigerian Politics and Fallacy of PDP � APC Semblance,�Dr. Lukman noted that there was also need for…

‘State Police will end Nigeria�s democracy’ – Tanko Yakasai

May 29, 2021May 29, 2021 Aminu Imam

Elder statesman, Tanko Yakasai, has opposed the calls for the establishment of State Police across the country, claiming that it will destroy Nigeria�s democracy. Yakasai, disclosed this while making his presentation at the North-West zone public hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution, in Kaduna. According to him, �We had State Police in the south-western province during Akintola�s era and also in the northern province under what we called Local Authority, (LA), before it was abolished. �We know how they were abused, and if we return them, they will…