Indications emerged on Thursday that Nigerian authorities have made significant progress towards establishing state police. The Presidency revealed that work on the necessary constitutional amendment is expected to be completed shortly.
This development follows approximately four months of consultations among the executive arm of government, the National Assembly, and relevant security authorities.
Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to the President, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing State House correspondents after a consultative meeting convened by the Presidency at the State House, Abuja.
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Legislative framework for decentralisation
President Bola Tinubu has been actively advocating for the establishment of state police to decentralise Nigeria’s security architecture as part of broader measures to address grassroots insecurity. However, such a move requires an amendment to the 1999 Constitution, which currently places policing under exclusive federal jurisdiction.
The President has officially urged the
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