Governors of Nigeria’s 36 states, meeting under the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), endorse the establishment of state police and discuss related constitutional changes. The governors’ support is stated following the NGF’s second meeting in Abuja, which runs from Wednesday into early Thursday. According to the reported outcomes, members review progress on creating a workable state-policing system and receive presentations from the NGF Secretariat and a delegation of state Attorneys-General. The governors say the discussions include consultations on proposed constitutional amendments and operational frameworks that would guide how any state policing arrangement is implemented.
While the outlets agree that insecurity and security reform drive much of the agenda, both reports also emphasize that the governors call for safeguards. In particular, they stress that any new policing structure should be supported by clear constitutional provisions and should protect citizens’ rights. The reporting also notes that the meeting covers other national issues beyond policing, including electricity reform and nutrition, but that deliberations on state policing dominate. The NGF chair for the communiqué is identified as Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, with Dapo Abiodun quoted after the meeting.
