Nigeria: State Police Framework Near Completion - Presidency
Consultations have moved to a constitutional amendment as officials say state police needs a legal framework to improve local intelligence and security.
- On Thursday, Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila briefed State House Correspondents in Abuja following a consultative meeting at the State House to develop a framework for establishing state police.
- Deliberations began three or four months ago following a directive by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to strengthen Nigeria's security architecture through decentralized policing amid evolving security challenges.
- Attendees included Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, Attorney-General and Justice Lateef Fagbemi, and Inspector-General, Police Tunji Disu, reflecting broad national support for the legal framework.
- Gbajabiamila noted the process requires extensive constitutional and legal considerations; "Establishing state police is not something that you do with the snap of the fingers," he said.
- Significant progress has been made toward the constitutional amendment expected soon, with officials expressing gratitude that "we have now gained a lot of traction" in addressing legalities.
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Nigeria: State Police Framework Near Completion - Presidency
The Presidency on Thursday said significant progress has been made towards the establishment of state police, with a constitutional amendment expected in the coming weeks following extensive consultations among key stakeholders.
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State police framework near completion— Presidency
The Presidency on Thursday said significant progress has been made towards the establishment of state police, with a constitutional amendment expected in the coming weeks following extensive consultations among key stakeholders. Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after a high-level consultative meeting convened at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said the process, initiat…
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