Nigeria: Presidency, National Assembly to Fast-Track Constitutional Template On State Police
Lawmakers are weighing a national framework for state police and a funding increase from 0.5% to 1% for police infrastructure, Akpabio said.
- On Thursday, Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the National Assembly is working with President Bola Tinubu on a constitutional framework for state police to strengthen Nigeria's security architecture.
- Lawmakers are considering raising Nigeria Police Trust Fund allocations from 0.5 per cent to one per cent of revenue to bolster police infrastructure and support a proposed national commission to regulate state police.
- Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde urged the federal government to expedite state police creation on Thursday, citing Amotekun as a successful regional model states can replicate through legislation.
- Officials emphasized that decentralizing policing powers is necessary to combat evolving threats against soft targets like schools and churches, though security services report organized bomb blasts have ceased.
- Beyond security, the National Assembly continues supporting Tinubu's economic reforms, including tax harmonization and the Lagos-Badagry-Sokoto road corridor infrastructure project aimed at stimulating agricultural growth and attracting foreign investment.
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Nigeria: Presidency, National Assembly to Fast-Track Constitutional Template On State Police
Abuja -- The presidency and the National Assembly are currently working on a constitutional template to hasten the establishment of state police in the country. President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, disclosed this on Thursday.
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