State Police: Gov Makinde Reacts To Submission Of Memorandums By Colleagues , Calls It ‘Snipe Hunt’

The governor  of Oyo state, Engineer Seyi Makinde  submitted  on Monday that the submission of memoranda  by some among his colleagues  with respect to plans to establish state police may not produce the desired results.

Team@orientactualmags.com  learned that Makinde ,who said this while appearing on  Channels TV’s Politics Today programme,  also gave his opinion about  the  reports  submitted to the National Economic Council by 16 state governors calling for the establishment of state police.

They  had also recommended  that the constitution  should be amended to allow the establishment of state police.

Makinde has faulted this approach noting that the National Assembly, and not the NEC or the National Security Adviser should canvass for state police   in order  to make it realizable.

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The governor, who clarified that he did not submit any memorandum on state police , also called what his colleagues have done , a snipe hunt.

 ‘I did not submit any memorandum in respect of the  state police. But my position is very clear about state police. I see it, quite frankly, as a waste of our time.

I did not submit, not out of arrogance but because I don’t think the approach will quickly get us to where we want to go. You are asking the states to submit memoranda on how state police will work’ he said.

The governor noted  that the National Assembly  ought to spearhead and  lead the way with regard to such an issue given its constitutional nature, before being adopted by state Houses of Assembly.

‘The National Assembly knows what to do. They have people who can quickly do this work. It is not the National Security Adviser or the National Economic Council that will deal with the issue of state police.

It is a constitutional thing and  it should go to the National Assembly. Then, at the state level, we  will get our state Houses of Assembly to pass  it into law’ Makinde added-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you