PRP Rejects Tinubu Government’s Plan To Create State Police

‘Suspicious’- PRP Rejects FG’s Plan To Create State Police
The party questioned the administration’s ability to manage the security sector.
It urged the government to prioritise tackling insecurity before pursuing police reforms.

The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has rejected the Federal Government’s plan to establish state police, arguing that the current administration cannot be trusted to implement such a significant reform.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the opposition party made its position known in a statement issued on Thursday by its National Chairman, Hakeem Baba Ahmed.

While acknowledging the need for comprehensive reforms of Nigeria’s security architecture, the PRP maintained that the present administration has failed to effectively manage the country’s existing security institutions.

According to the party, Nigeria requires a comprehensive review and overhaul of its security and law enforcement systems to tackle growing insecurity and restore public confidence in key institutions.

However, the PRP argued that the proposed establishment of state police under the current administration raises serious concerns and should not be pursued at this time.

“The APC administration has failed to manage our security structure and institutions. Its plan to engineer the emergence of state police is suspicious and it should be rejected,” the statement said.

The party further insisted that any decision on creating state police should be postponed until after the next general election, which it described as an important test of credibility and public confidence in Nigeria’s democratic process.

“The forthcoming election should be a threshold which should be crossed with credibility and popular acclaim before the nation decides on important issues such as state police structures,” Baba Ahmed stated.

The PRP urged the Federal Government to concentrate on addressing Nigeria’s worsening security challenges and protecting the lives and property of citizens instead of pursuing structural changes to the country’s policing system.

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It also called on the administration to intensify efforts to end insecurity and ease what it described as the “nightmare” many Nigerians continue to face due to persistent violence and criminal activities across the country.