The Chief Whip of the Senate, Olusola Adeyeye on Wednesday disclosed that Senators failed to federalize Police due to lack of courage of the lawmakers .
Senator Adeyeye made this known while reacting to motion sponsored by Senator Kabiru Marafa on persistent killings in Zamfara state.
He added that the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria cannot give peace and security.
According to him, his colleagues failed to federalize the police system because they lack courage.
Adeyeye said: “The truth is whatever a man sows, so he will reap. The Constitution cannot give us peace and security. The official name of this country is the Federal Republic of Nigeria, but we do not operate under a true federalist system.”
“We failed to federalize the police system in this Senate because we lack the courage and tenacity to start what is making other nations work.
”Every crime is local and the solution to every crime is local. We must revisit the revenue formula in order to ensure that we give more funding to the state.”
