President Bola Tinubu on Thursday renewed his push for the creation of state police, revealing that he had assured the United States and European partners that he would implement state police.
He stressed that state police “must happen” as part of efforts to improve internal security and strengthen governance at the subnational level.
Tinubu spoke at the 14th National Caucus meeting of the APC at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, where he also insisted that local government autonomy must work in practical terms, urging governors to stop withholding funds meant for council chairpersons.
The President’s comments came amid rising security pressures across the country, renewed calls for decentralised policing, and the push to implement the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy and direct allocation to councils.
Tinubu told party leaders that the APC, as the majority party, must show leadership through reconciliation, accommodation, and flexibility at the grassroots level, as he urged governors and other stakeholders to take responsibility for what happens in their states and local governments.
He said he recently held discussions with foreign partners and assured them that Nigeria would move towards state policing, adding that he was confident the APC would deliver the required backing.
“I had a very long discussion with them. US and European partners, and I was bragging to them that we will definitely pass a state police bill to improve security.
