The Peoples Redemption Party has cautioned against the planned establishment of state police, arguing that the administration of President Bola Tinubu lacks the credibility and public trust required to undertake such a major restructuring of Nigeria’s policing architecture.
The opposition party’s position comes barely 24 hours after the Senate passed the Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to establish state police across the federation, a move widely seen as a significant step towards decentralising policing powers in response to the country’s worsening security challenges.
In a statement issued on Thursday by its National Chairman, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the PRP expressed concern over the proposed reform, describing the move as suspicious and urging Nigerians to reject it.
“The Peoples Redemption Party is deeply concerned over plans by President Tinubu’s administration to procure State Police through constitutional amendment at a time when its credibility and competence are at an unprecedented low level in our
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