President Bola Tinubu
Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has opposed the Federal Government’s plan to establish state police, saying President Bola Tinubu led administration cannot be trusted to implement such a major reform.
In a statement signed by its National Chairman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the party said the current administration lacks the credibility and public confidence needed to restructure Nigeria’s policing system.
The PRP acknowledged the need for reforms to improve security and strengthen law enforcement across the country. However, it insisted that the APC-led government had failed to effectively manage the nation’s security challenges.
“Going by precedent and record, this administration will almost certainly secure what is needed to amend the constitution and actualize its desire to establish State Police,” the statement said.
It added, “While Nigeria needs major review and overhaul of its security and law and order institutions to address national security and create an environment that should raise citizens’ confidence and faith in leaders and critical institutions, this administration lacks the moral assets and the trust of Nigerians to undertake a major shift in the policing structure of the country.”
The party further stated, “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 PRP also urged the Federal Government to focus on ending insecurity, noting that President Tinubu had already forwarded the state police constitutional amendment bill to the Senate, where it passed its second reading on Wednesday.
