The Senate has explained that the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, will not be part of the new state police system, stressing that Abuja does not have the necessary constitutional institutions to run its own police force.
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Yemi Adaramodu, said the FCT does not have a governor or a State House of Assembly, adding that it is directly controlled by the Federal Government.
In a statement he issued, Adaramodu said the FCT is managed by a minister who follows instructions from the Federal Executive Council, and that the National Assembly handles the legislative work for the FCT.
“I have heard many people raise a lot of questions on why the Federal Capital Territory is not among the plan for state police. The FCT issue is different. It is under the Federal Government,” he said.
He said that since Abuja doesn’t have a governor or state legislature,
