The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has strongly opposed the establishment of state police, arguing that President Bola Tinubu’s administration lacks the credibility and public trust needed to implement such a major security reform.
In a statement issued on Thursday by its National Chairman, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the party described the move as suspicious and urged Nigerians to reject it.
The position comes just a day after the Senate passed the Constitution Alteration Bill for state police.
“The Peoples Redemption Party is deeply concerned over plans by President Tinubu’s administration to procure State Police through constitutional amendment at a time when its credibility and competence are at an unprecedented low level in our democratic history,” Baba-Ahmed said.
The PRP acknowledged the need for a major overhaul of Nigeria’s security architecture but insisted that the current All Progressives Congress (APC) administration does not have the moral standing to oversee it.
“While Nigeria needs a major review and overhaul of its security, law and order institutions... This administration lacks the moral assets and the trust of Nigerians to undertake a major shift in the policing structure of the country. The APC administration has failed to manage our security structure and institutions. Its plan to engineer the emergence of State Police is suspicious and it should be rejected,” the statement added.
The party advised that the state police issue should be deferred until after the next general elections, when a government with broader public confidence is in place.
It also called on the Tinubu administration to focus more on securing citizens and ending the current security challenges.
The Senate on Wednesday approved the bill after clause-by-clause consideration, securing the support of more than two-thirds of senators.
The legislation aims to create a framework for state police while retaining federal oversight on issues like terrorism and border security. F
or the amendment to become law, it still requires approval by at least 24 state Houses of Assembly and presidential assent.
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