Insecurity: Ekweremadu Urges Buhari To Throw His Weight Behind Push For State Police - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 17, 2019
The Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu hascalled on President Muhammadu Buhari to throw his weight behind the creation ofstate police as a panacea to rising security concerns in the country.
Ekweremadu made the call in a statement when hespoke at the opening of a two-day conference on the implementation of theautonomy of State Legislature and State Judiciary.
The Deputy Senate President blamed the risingsecurity challenges on the unitary police system prescribed by theconstitution, noting that the best option was not to run away fromdecentralised policing.
He added that the best option was to ensureappropriate checks in terms of recruitment, appointment of police chiefs,control, logistics, funding, among others, to guide against possible abuse bystate governors.
He suggested the establishment of a National PoliceService Commission that would exercise a level of oversight over the activitiesof the state police.