Governors of the thirty-six states in Nigeria, have declared their support for the establishment of State Police in the country.
The Governors, operating under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), made their stance known in a communiqué signed by NGF Chairman and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
It was gathered that the decision was taken at the NGF meeting in Abuja, which lasted from Wednesday to early Thursday.
According to the Governors, the move must be constitutionally sound and align with federalism and citizens’ rights.
The communique disclosed that the Governors took the decision after they received a presentation from the Forum’s secretariat and a delegation of the Honourable Attorneys-General of the States on efforts to support establishing state police in Nigeria.