Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu, says deliberations on the proposed establishment of state police have advanced to the stage of considering necessary constitutional amendments.
Gbajabiamila spoke on Thursday while addressing State House
correspondents after a consultative meeting on state police convened by the
presidency.
The consultative meeting, which took place at the State
House in Abuja, was attended by Jibrin Barau, deputy senate president; Benjamin
Kanu, deputy speaker of the house of representatives; Tunji Disu,
inspector-general of police (IGP); and other government officials.
Gbajabiamila said the establishment of state police cannot
be done with the “snap of the fingers”, adding that many legal and
constitutional issues are involved.
“We started deliberations in the last three or four months
on how to go about the establishment of state police as directed by Mr
President,” Gbajabiamila was quoted in a statement by Bayo Onanuga,
presidential spokesperson.
“Establishing state police is not something that you do with
the snap of the fingers. There is a lot involved in terms of constitution and
legalities, and thank God we have now gained a lot of traction.
“Hopefully, the amendment will come shortly, and the details
of the amendment will come after that.
“Right now, what we are looking at is the constitutional
amendment itself, and then the enabling law would follow thereafter.
‘”That is what we have been deliberating on in the last
couple of hours.”
Recently, Opeyemi Bamidele, senate leader, said the national
assembly would fast-track the establishment of state police following the
abduction of students and teachers in Borno and Oyo states.
In March, the IGP inaugurated a seven-member steering
committee on the establishment of state police.
The conversation on the creation of state police has
heightened owing to the rising insecurity in many parts of the country.
On May 15, gunmen attacked three schools in Oriire LGA,
abducting about 39 students and seven teachers.
Between May 13 and 14, gunmen attacked a primary school in
Chibok, Borno, and abducted 42 children.
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