The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has opposed ongoing efforts by the federal government to establish state police, arguing that the administration of President Bola Tinubu lacks the credibility and public trust required to undertake such a far-reaching security reform.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the party’s National Chairman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, expressed concern over what he described as attempts by the federal government to push ahead with the creation of state police despite persistent security challenges across the country.
BusinessDay reports that the Senate on Wednesday passed a landmark constitutional amendment bill establishing state police services across Nigeria, a major step towards decentralising policing and addressing the country’s growing security challenges.
The proposed law titled “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Provide for the Establishment of State Police and Related Matters 2026 ” was approved during plenary presided over
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