State Police Proposal to Reach National Assembly soon – Governors’ Forum

Nigeria’s state governors have disclosed that proposals for the establishment of state police are nearing submission to the National Assembly, signaling a major step in ongoing efforts to reform the country’s security architecture.

The development was made known by the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, after leading over 20 governors on a Sallah visit to Bola Tinubu at his residence in Ikoyi, Lagos.

AbdulRazaq stated that consultations are ongoing with security agencies, coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser, to fine-tune the framework for the proposed state policing system.

According to him, governors have already submitted recommendations outlining a legislative structure that would empower individual states to establish and manage their own police forces.

He added that the governors remain committed to strengthening collaboration with federal security agencies as part of broader efforts to combat terrorism, banditry, and other forms of insecurity across the country.

The push for state police has intensified in recent years amid growing security concerns nationwide, with many stakeholders advocating decentralized policing as a more effective approach to addressing local security challenges.