By Abdul-Ganiyy Akanbi <\/p>\n
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has accused President Bola Tinubu\u2019s administration of hurrying legislation on state police to create the impression that it is tackling Nigeria\u2019s worsening insecurity.<\/p>\n
In a statement issued Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the opposition party described the proposed state police Bill as a \u201cpanicky\u201d and politically driven move, rather than a well-thought-out constitutional reform.<\/p>\n
While restating its support for state policing in principle, the ADC said the reform should not be marketed as an instant solution to banditry, kidnapping, and terrorism. <\/p>\n
It argued that the policy requires strong institutional safeguards before it can be implemented.<\/p>\n
The party accused the Federal Government of repackaging \u201ca long-standing national consensus as a bold new initiative\u201d and of pushing the constitutional amendment through the National Assembly without sufficient public consultation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we are witnessing is a hurried response to a worsening security crisis, not the careful institutional planning required to build a functional, accountable and effective policing system,\u201d Abdullahi stated.<\/p>\n
The ADC also questioned the timing of the move, asking why the Tinubu administration waited until \u201calmost the end of its tenure\u201d to pursue state police aggressively if it was genuinely committed to the reform.<\/p>\n
The party maintained that passing a law alone would not resolve Nigeria\u2019s security challenges.<\/p>\n
It listed recruitment, training, funding, command structures, intelligence coordination, judicial oversight, and correctional reforms as critical elements that cannot be built overnight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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