State Police: Obi Urges Postponement Until After 2027 Elections
Obi says the bill was rushed without proper hearings and could be used to influence the 2027 election, calling for stronger oversight.
- On Friday, Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate Peter Obi urged the federal government to suspend the State Police Bill's implementation until after the 2027 general election, citing concerns about potential political misuse.
- The National Assembly recently passed the constitutional amendment bill, with the House of Representatives approving it on June 11 and the Senate on Wednesday. Obi criticized the "disorganisation of the legislative process" and the absence of public hearings.
- Warning that state police could be weaponized to suppress political rivals and manipulate elections, Obi emphasized the need for independent oversight like a state-level Police Service Commission free from executive influence.
- The former Anambra State governor expressed skepticism that President Bola Tinubu's administration could resist using state forces to influence the 2027 polls by proxy, calling the current plan a risky political gamble.
- While acknowledging the need to address insecurity, Obi stressed that policing must be more visible at local government and community levels. He maintained that deferring implementation protects the polity from hijacked authority.
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Why state police implementation should be suspended
On 11 June, the House of Representatives approved a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police across the federation, with the Senate also passing the bill on Wednesday. The post Why state police implementation should be suspended – Peter Obi appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Obi: Hasty Passage of State Police Bill Suspicious
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has criticised the National Assembly’s swift passage of the State Police Bill, saying the process failed to follow proper legislative procedures and has raised concerns about the political motives behind it. Obi also called for the implementation of state policing to be delayed until after the 2027 general elections. Daily Trust had reported how the Constitution Amen…
State police: Obi urges postponement until after 2027 elections
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, ahead of the 2027 polls, Peter Obi, has made a strong case for the implementation of the State Police to be postponed until after next year's elections.
State Police: Obi seeks implementation after 2027 general elections - THE AUTHORITY NEWS
By Myke Uzendu, Abuja The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 general election, Peter Obi, said that the implementation of the proposed State Police be postponed until after the 2027 elections, citing fears that it could be abused for political purposes. Obi made the call in a statement posted on his X handle on Friday with the title, “State Police: Commendable Step, but Disorderly Legislation Raises Conc…
ADC Says State Police Legislation Politically Driven As Obi Urges Postponement Until After 2027 Elections
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), presidential candidate for 2027, Peter Obi, has risen in opposition to the current push by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to pass the legislation and implement the State Police with ADC describing it as a “rushed and politically driven response to Nigeria’s worsening insecurity.” While the opposition party said that while it supports the creation of St…
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