The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has said that the plan by the administration of President Bola Tinubu to engineer the emergence of the State Police is suspicious and it should be rejected.
The National Chairman of the party, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed in a statement issued Thursday stressed that going by precedent and record, this administration would almost certainly secure what is needed to amend the constitution and actualise its desire to establish State Police.
He expressed concern over plans by Tinubu’s administration to procure State Police through constitutional amendment at a time when its credibility and competence are at an unprecedented low level in our democratic history.
Baba-Ahmed added: “While Nigeria needs major review and overhaul of its security, and law and order institutions to address national security and create an environment that should raise citizens’ confidence and faith in leaders and critical institutions.
“This administration lacks the moral assets and the trust of Nigerians to undertake a major shift in the policing structure of the country.
“The APC administration has failed to manage our security structure and institutions. Its plan to engineer the emergence of the State Police is suspicious and it should be rejected.”
The PRP advised that the forthcoming election should be a threshold which should be crossed with credibility and popular acclaim before the nation decides on important issues such as state police structures.
It further advised the current administration to make more efforts towards securing citizens and bringing an end to the nightmare under which we all live.