By Achile Danjuma
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has submitted its input on the proposed state police framework to the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, with the document now expected to be transmitted to the National Assembly.
The NGF Chairman and Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq, disclosed this on Sunday following a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at his Ikoyi residence in Lagos.
AbdulRazaq explained that deliberations on state police are ongoing, led by the NSA and involving various security organizations, with the governors’ forum having now contributed its recommendations. “That document will be taken to the National Assembly to see how we can have a legislative framework for state police,” he said.
The governor also reaffirmed the commitment of state chief executives to strengthening collaboration with security agencies. “As governors, we commit to renew our collaboration with security forces to defeat terrorism steadily, expand infrastructure opportunities, and improve the lives of our people,” AbdulRazaq stated.