The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, says the National Assembly is working out a funding framework for the proposed state police, assuring Nigerians that financing will not hinder its establishment.
Kalu gave the assurance on Friday while briefing journalists in Abuja after returning from a week-long engagement at Chatham House and the London Climate Action Week in the United Kingdom.
His comments come amid concerns over the financial capacity of states to sustain separate police formations if the proposed constitutional amendment establishing state police is passed.
Addressing the funding concerns, Kalu said lawmakers were already developing mechanisms to ensure the policing system is financially sustainable.
“We are looking at how to make sure that funding will not be a problem with regard to state policing because, as you know, it is like taking some of the responsibility of the Federal Government for the states to handle,”
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