LG autonomy, state police must work, Tinubu insists …seeks governors’ backing
President Bola Tinubu directed the Minister for Interior to work with the Inspector General of Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to replace the affected police personnel with NSCDC officers.
President Bola Tinubu has urged governors, members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and other governors, to support the proposal for the establishment of state police and implementation of local government autonomy.
Tinubu made the call at the 14th meeting of the APC National Caucus held in Abuja on Thursday.
He asked governors to back the judgment of the Supreme Court on local government autonomy.
According to him, it is not enough that the court has passed the judgment; allocations for local government councils must reach them directly.
President Tinubu also called for greater inclusion of women in the APC National Caucus to ensure gender balance.
The calls for state police have grown louder amid rising security challenges in Nigeria.
