Governor Seyi Makinde has accused President Bola Tinubu of dragging his feet, deliberately wasting Nigerians’ time over the creation of state police amid worsening insecurity in the country.
Mr Makinde, who spoke in Ibadan on Thursday, urged Mr Tinubu
to support state assemblies to create state police rather than place the task
on the inspector general of police, Tunji Disu.
The governor said, “Where we are today, they shouldn’t fool
us. If they want to create state police, they shouldn’t ask the inspector
general of police to do that. Our state assemblies will do that. Give them the
authority and support. They are here. Within the shortest time, state police
will come to be. They should stop wasting our time. They should stop wasting
Nigerians’ time.”
The governor’s outburst came on the heels of emerging
insecurity in Oyo state, especially the May 15 mass abduction of schoolchildren
and teachers in the Oriire LGA.
Mr Makinde, who identified security as a pillar of his
administration, disclosed that Amotekun, a regional security outfit, was
created to ensure safety of lives and property.
“This is a tough period for me as a person and our state.
But people will know that security is one of the major pillars of this
administration both in my first and second terms and it will remain a major
pillar. Before we came, there was nothing as Amotekun,” he added.
The governor, however, alleged that Lagos refused to be part
of the Amotekun creation as a stop-gap for state police because Mr Tinubu
objected to it.
“We wanted state police. We went for Amotekun because we
didn’t get state police. Amotekun was a stop-gap for state police. We knew how
we did Amotekun.
“We passed a common law across the states in the South-West.
All the state assemblies in the region passed the law. That led to the creation
of Amotekun. The only state that didn’t create Amotekun was Lagos. And we knew
the reason they didn’t create it because their boss (Mr Tinubu) didn’t want
it.”
The presidency could not be immediately reached for comment.
In February, Mr Tinubu appealed to the leadership of the
10th Senate to amend the constitution to provide a legal framework for the
establishment of state police to tackle insecurity nationwide.
The president said that the creation of state police had
become urgent to address the country’s evolving security challenges, strengthen
grassroots policing and enhance states’ capacity to respond swiftly to threats
within their jurisdictions.
Mr Disu also submitted a comprehensive framework for the
establishment of state police to the deputy president of the Senate, Barau
Jibrin, as part of ongoing efforts to decentralise policing in the country.
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