Kehinde Fajobi
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has announced that a majority of the 36 state governors support the establishment of state police in Nigeria.
Speaking after the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting, chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Governor Sani revealed that only the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had yet to submit its stance on the proposal.
He explained, โToday, about 36 states have already made their submission for establishing state police in Nigeria. Virtually most of the states are in agreement with the establishment of state police, considering the fact that virtually every state has their peculiarity in terms of the problem of insecurity.โ
Sani added that the discussion would be postponed until January, when a report from the NEC Secretariat would be presented.
He further noted that additional stakeholder engagement would follow the deliberations.