The rank of advocates of state police grew bigger Monday with former president olusegun obasanjo throwing his weight behind the initiative.
He spoke of a country like Colombia, in the last five years, which had changed its laws gradually. They did exactly what we did. They moved from local and state police to national 🚨 . But now, they have gone back to state police or provincial police. Why can’t we do that? If we do that, there will be no need for Amotekun.
“The Federal Government can have mobile police and station them in strategic places, and only deploy when the state governor requires for it,” Obasanjo added.
He also queried the involvement of the Federal Government in secondary schools and agriculture, saying such responsibilities should be given to states.
Meanwhile, the Senate Committee on Constitution Review is considering the bill sponsored by a former deputy president of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, as part of the amendments to the 1999 Constitution.
The Media Adviser to the former DSP, Uche Anichukwu, confirmed to our correspondent on Monday that Ekweremadu’s bill on state police was among the proposals being considered by the Senate panel.
He said, “The former DSP, who is also playing a major role in the Senate Constitution Review Committee actually sponsored a bill on state police. His bill and others are being considered by the committee at the moment.”
Source:PUNCH.
