Would you like to receive notifications on latest updates of the following headlines?

Insecurity: 16 Governors Drum Support For State Police

POSTED ON March 22, 2024 •   Breaking News      BY Benedicta Bassey •   VIEWS 76

Not fewer than sixteen out of the 36 state governors have submitted reports demanding the commissioning of state police by the National Economic Council in the country. 

This follows the spate of insecurities nationwide.

The Governors also underscored the need for the adoption of the same in the constitution.

The reports were amongst documentation received at the 140th NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. 

Special Adviser to the Vice President on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, revealed this in a statement he signed titled, ‘NEC endorses take-off of $617M i-DICE programme across states.’

According to the statement, NEC is still awaiting reports from 20 states. It expressed confidence that others would support it.

Information Minister, Mohammed Idris, when he briefed State House Correspondents after a meeting between Tinubu and the 36 state governors said, the president as well as the governors is in talks to establish state police to help curtail the menace of insecurity.

He said, “The Federal Government and the state governments are mulling the possibility of setting up state police.”

“More work needs to be done in that direction. A lot of meetings will have to happen between the federal government and sub-nationals to see the modalities of achieving this,” Idris noted.

Meanwhile, the Presidency has said although President Bola Tinubu has given his nod for the creation of state police outfits and forest guards, Governors would ultimately determine the success of both moves.

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
NAFDAC Seals 4 Unregistered Bakeries in Rivers
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara July 4, 2024 0

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has closed down four unregistered b...

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
India Modi To Hold Talk with Putin July 8 Says Kremlin
BY Benedicta Bassey July 4, 2024 0

The Kremlin on Thursday said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia on July 8-9 and h...

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
UNIBEN Shuts Down Academic Activities Indefinitely Over Protest
BY Benedicta Bassey July 4, 2024 0

The authorities of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Thursday shut down academic activities in the...

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
Alleged N423bn theft: Protesters Ask ICPC To Arrest El-Rufai
BY Benedicta Bassey July 4, 2024 0

A group, the Kaduna Citizens Watch for Good Governance, has submitted a petition to the Independent...

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
States Need Increased Allocation to Pay Minimum Wage - Oyebanji
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara July 4, 2024 0

Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji said on Wednesday that governors, as part of the Nigeria Govern...

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
Notable Shift in Agriculture, Food World Map Expected in Next Decade
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara July 3, 2024 0

Over the past 20 years, emerging economies have played an increasingly significant role in shaping g...

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
FG Vows To Jail Civil Servants Leaking Official Documents
BY Benedicta Bassey July 3, 2024 0

The Federal Government has announced that the unauthorised disclosure or leakage of official documen...

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
Again, Tapswap App Postpones Token Allocation To Users
BY Benedicta Bassey July 3, 2024 0

A popular tap-2-earn app, Tapswap, powered by TON Blockchain, on Wednesday said it had postponed the...

OUR CHANNELS:

OTHER ARTICLES ::

5th July, 2024
NIMC Depends on World Bank's $430M Project to Compensate Frontend Partners
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara July 5, 2024 0

The director and head of business development and commercial services of the National Identity Manag...


Cholera: Benue Records 16 Suspected Cases, Four Deaths
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara July 5, 2024 0

Benue State has recorded four deaths from suspected cases of cholera. The State Epidemiologist, Dr...


NAFDAC Seals 4 Unregistered Bakeries in Rivers
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara July 5, 2024 0

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has closed down four unregistered b...


AFCON Qualifiers: Nigeria face Benin, Libya, Rwanda in Group D
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara July 5, 2024 0

Nigeria has been drawn in Group D alongside Benin, Libya, and Rwanda for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nati...


Breaking: Hezbollah Drone, Rocket Attacks Hit Golan Heights in Galilee
BY Benedicta Bassey July 5, 2024 0

Fires are raging across numerous locations in the north after the massive Hezbollah rocket and drone...


India Modi To Hold Talk with Putin July 8 Says Kremlin
BY Benedicta Bassey July 5, 2024 0

The Kremlin on Thursday said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia on July 8-9 and h...


Filipino Forces To Fight Against Assault From China's Coast, Says Military Chief
BY Benedicta Bassey July 5, 2024 0

Philippine's military chief, Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., has warned that its forces will fight back if t...


Ruth Kadiri Vows To Change Nigerian Movie Pattern
BY Ebiakuboere England July 4, 2024 0

Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Ruth Kadiri has committed to transforming the Nigerian cinematic la...


Labour Poised To Win As UK Elects PM
BY Benedicta Bassey July 4, 2024 0

Britons will today, Thursday, head to the poll for the general election widely expected to return th...


UNIBEN Shuts Down Academic Activities Indefinitely Over Protest
BY Benedicta Bassey July 4, 2024 0

The authorities of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Thursday shut down academic activities in the...


Menu