BREAKING: Reps Pass Executive Bill On State Police

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the Executive Bill on the establishment of state police during plenary.

The votes came from 311 senators present at Thursday’s plenary session.

TVC News had earlier reported that the House of Representatives withdrew its own version and began deliberations on the executive bill on state policing sent by President Bola Tinubu, and swiftly passed it through both first and second readings.

However, former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said the establishment of state police is not a silver bullet to Nigeria’s insecurity.

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Fashola who spoke during an interview on Wednesday on TVC News’ Beyond The Headlines warned that deeper structural and governance issues must also be addressed.

He said, He said, “Like I said during my intervention on June 12, if and when the State Police becomes constitutionally permissible, it is not the silver bullet to the problem we face today. It is going to take about six months. If you use the current model of police training, they spend six months in police academy, your first intakes are six months away.”