The Senate has explained why the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, will not be part of the proposed state police system, saying Abuja lacks the constitutional institutions required to operate its own police force.
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Yemi Adaramodu, said the FCT has no governor or State House of Assembly, adding that it is directly controlled by the Federal Government.
In a statement, Adaramodu said the FCT is managed by a minister who operates under the directives of the Federal Executive Council, while the National Assembly performs the legislative functions for the territory.
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“I have heard many people raise a lot of questions on why the Federal Capital Territory is not among the plan for state police. The FCT issue is different. It is under the Federal Government,” he said.
He said the absence of a governor and state legislature means the FCT cannot operate under the same policing structure being proposed for the 36 states.
“The federal capital does not have an assembly. The National Assembly is the body that makes laws for the Federal Capital Territory.
“That’s why it has to be the same as what the Federal Government does. So, the federal police are responsible,” Adaramodu said.
The explanation comes as the Federal Government continues its plans to establish a state police system across the country.
President Bola Tinubu is expected to receive the draft Executive National Policing Bill on September 3.
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