While the proponents argue that state police would alleviate
the nation’s security challenges, Makinde, along with 20 other governors,
remains unconvinced.
He dismissed the approach, asserting that tackling the issue
of state police should squarely rest with the National Assembly, not the NEC or
the National Security Adviser.
However, 20 other governors had yet to forward their reports
to enable the NEC to act on them.
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Reacting, Makinde, who clarified that he did not submit any
memoranda on state policing, deemed the submission a futile endeavour.
“I did not submit any memorandum to the state police. But my
position is very clear about state police. I see it, quite frankly, as a waste
of our time.
“I did not submit, not because of arrogance but because I
don’t think the approach will quickly get us to where we want to go. You are
asking the states to submit memoranda on how state police will work,” he
stated.
Makinde emphasised that the state police issue should be
handled by the National Assembly, given its constitutional nature, before being
adopted by state Houses of Assembly.
“The National Assembly knows what to do. They have people
who can quickly do this work. It is not the National Security Adviser or the
National Economic Council that will deal with the issue of state police.
“It is a constitutional thing and should go to the National
Assembly. Then, at the state level, we get our state Houses of Assembly to pass
this law,” the governor added.
