Oyo State Governor Engineer Seyi Makinde has said that the submission of memoranda by governors for state police as a waste of time.
He said the issue had nothing to do with the National Security Advisor or National Economic Council, but required a bill that should be transmitted to the National Assembly.
The governor faulted 16 governors’ submission of a report on the matter to the National Economic Council (NEC).
“I did not submit any memorandum to state police because my position is very clear. This is not because of arrogance. But I don’t think the approach will take us anywhere. You are asking states to submit a memorandum on how state police will work. I see it as something that will waste our time,” Makinde said during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today.
He argued that the issue must pass through the parliament since it is a constitutional matter before being replicated at the state houses of assembly.
The governor said, “The National Assembly, they know what to do. They have people that 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 should go to the National Assembly and then at the state level, we get our state houses of assembly to pass this law.”
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