BREAKING: NEC Gives FCT, 3 States One-Week Ultimatum to Submit Report on State Police

• The National Economic Council on Thursday disclosed that 33 states of the federation have submitted their proposal for the establishment of state police in the country
• During the 146th meeting held at the State House in Abuja, NEC said 3 states and the FCT are delaying the submission of the report
• Bayelsa state governor Duoye Diri said the defaulting states, including the FCT, have been given a seven-day ultimatum to submit the report on State Police

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

State House, Abuja - On Thursday, November 21, the National Economic Council (NEC) gave the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and Adamawa, Kwara and Kebbi states a week to submit their positions on the proposed creation of state police.

Governor Duoye Diri of Bayelsa state told State House correspondents after the 146th meeting of the National Economic Council, at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.

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He said:

“The council mandated these remaining states and the FCT to make their submissions within the next one week.”

Speaking further, Diri said the three states and the FCT are the only entities out of the 36 states that have yet to do so.

As reported by The Punch, he explained that:

“On the state police, the council was updated with the submission of the establishment and it was reported that 33 states have submitted their positions, while three states are yet to do so.

“These three states are Adamawa, Kebbi and incidentally Kwara, which is the state of the Governors’ Forum’s Chairman, and the FCT are yet to submit their positions.

“The council mandated these remaining states and the FCT to make their submissions within the next one week, and resolved to present a consolidated state’s position on the state police to the National Economic Council at our next meeting.”

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• 36 states assembly speakers endorse state police, gives reason

State police: Femi Falana sends message to Tinubu

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the debate on state police continued to top discussions in the polity, and Femi Falana decided to make his position known.

The legal luminary, however, warned against the idea while noting it would be used by some state governors against the will of their people.

Falana highlighted other security outfits that could replace state police in states within Nigeria, as he noted that the people needed to be assured before the move was implemented.

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