The National Economic Council(NEC) has postponed discussions on state police until its next meeting on Thursday. Reports gathered revealed that the federal and state governments are still unable to agree on the controversial topic of state policing.
Vice President Kashim Shettima convened the National Economic Council (NEC), which avoided discussing the issue at its meeting at the Presidential Villa.
Additionally, Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State insisted that issue of state policing was not on the NEC’s agenda, despite the fact that attending governors observed a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the recent horrific assaults in Benue, Plateau, and Kwara states, which claimed almost 200 lives.
Recall that NEC, led by Vice President Kashim Shettima, had earlier promised that a meeting would be held to obtain a final settlement.
Uba Sani, the governor of Kaduna State, has previously stated that all 36 states were in favor of the creation of state police. He promised the public that when the Council met again, it would make a firm statement.
Governor Diri clarified, however, that while the topic of state policing was supposed to be discussed, it was postponed because of lengthy presentations on other urgent national issues.
He said, “State police was part of our agenda today, but unfortunately, because of time demands, and after a very long meeting, we have been there for a very long time now, the presentations could not get to that point. So, I assure you that in our next meeting, that issue will be exhaustively discussed.”
Under the Tinubu-led administration, incidents involving herdsmen have impacted at least 22 states in Nigeria. The violence has spread to other areas, including sections of the North and South, although being mostly centered in states including; Benue, Plateau, kwara among others
Bokkos and Bassa Local Government Areas in Plateau State were rocked by unrest, with emergency responders reporting over 2,000 displaced individuals and over 100 fatalities.
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