‘Governors Can’t Be Chief Security Officers Without State Police’ — Oshiomhole

The lawmaker representing Edo North Senatorial District,
Adams Oshiomhole, has thrown his weight behind the creation of state police in
Nigeria.

 

Oshiomole expressed his support on Thursday at Arise
Television’s Town Hall on State Police.

According to him, governors cannot be held accountable as
chief security officers without having operational control over policing.

He described Nigeria’s current policing structure as
contradictory, stressing that governors fund security operations but lack the
authority to recruit, deploy or discipline officers.

The former Edo State governor also dismissed fears that
state police would be abused, insisting that misuse of power already exists
under the current centralised system and should be addressed through democratic
accountability and public oversight.

“Various state governors can’t be the Chief Security
Officers of their respective states without operational control over policing.

“Decentralised policing would improve security, clarify
responsibility and align Nigeria’s federal system with its constitutional
structure.

“Lawmakers should move from debate to its implementation,”
he said.

Recall that both chambers of the National Assembly passed a
bill for the creation of state police in Nigeria.

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