20 Governors’ Decisions Ready For  NEC-NGF

The decisions of the remaining 20 state governors on the proposed establishment of state police are expected to be submitted within the next four weeks.
This is according to the Director-General of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Asishana Okauru, who spoke with newsmen last Friday.
Sixteen state governors had earlier thrown their weight behind the establishment of state police as a panacea for the insecurity ravaging the different parts of the country.
The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice-President on Media and Communication, Stanley Nwkocha, had earlier disclosed in a statement that discussions were held at a meeting of the National Economic Council and that 16 out of the 36 states had already submitted their reports on the state policing initiative.
The NEC received the reports from the 16 governors at its 140th meeting held at the Aso Rock Villa on March 21, 2024.
Nwkocha said there was an expectation that the remaining 20 governors, whose identities were not disclosed, would also submit their reports, stressing that all the states across the country expressed their support for the establishment of state police.
Okauru explained in a telephone conversation with one of our correspondents that the governors were unanimous in their support of the state police.
However, former President Goodluck Jonathan, who initiated the 2014 conference, and his successor, Muhammadu Buhari, did not implement the recommendations despite the deteriorating security situation in the country during their administrations.
Meanwhile, the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review will host its first retreat on the State Police Bill and other related bills slated for deliberation ahead of the planned constitutional review.