Senate President Godswill Akpabio has cautioned Nigerian governors against abusing state police when it is finally established.
Akpabio issued the warning on Tuesday during plenary as the National Assembly prepares to approve state police to tackle insecurity in the country.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday sent a Constitution Alteration Bill to the National Assembly, seeking the establishment of state police.
DAILY POST reports that the Nigerian Senate fixed Wednesday (today) for the passage of the state police bill.
“Many of us like to go back home after we are through here, without being afraid of the state police.
“Even the current governors will one day leave office, they should not be afraid of the state police they created.
“Your conscience will be looking at you, and they will be interested in what you say. Since 1960 Nigeria did not have the courage to decentralize the police. This is the first time we’ll do it.
“And this will be done in two phases; one will be through alteration of the constitution and the other one we will embed an Act of Parliament in order to bring out the modalities to avoid abuses,” Akpabio said.
