In what is seen as a significant step in ongoing efforts to reform Nigeria’s security architecture and deepen the role of state governments in maintaining law and order within their jurisdictions, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally transmitted a Constitution Alteration Bill to the Senate seeking to establish state police across the country.
The proposed legislation aims to amend relevant provisions of the 1999 Constitution to provide the legal and institutional framework for the creation and operation of state police forces in the federation.
President Tinubu has consistently advocated constitutional changes to allow states greater responsibility in addressing security challenges. In February, he called on the National Assembly to expedite amendments that would pave the way for state policing, arguing that the current security realities require a more decentralized approach.
According to the President, empowering states with their own police structures would strengthen efforts to combat terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other forms of criminality across the country.
The bill is expected to undergo legislative scrutiny in the National Assembly, where lawmakers will consider its provisions and implications for Nigeria’s federal system and security framework.
Source: Tribune online
