Kayode Fayemi, chairman of
Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), says state executives will soon make known
their stand on state police.
He disclosed this in Abuja,
during the forum’s inaugural meeting under his leadership.
Fayemi had earlier told
journalists that governors were yet to
decide on state and local government police because the financial capacity of
each state differs.
He had said while some governors
had offered to adopt state police, others were still battling with the
challenge of paying workers salaries.
But he told reporters on
Wednesday night that the issue of state police is of serious concern to
Nigerians, especially as a result of the current security challenges.
“We know that state police is an
issue of interest and concern to the citizens and governors themselves and we
will review it and make our position as forum known soon,” he said.
Fayemi said the forum “resolved
to set up a security committee at the national economic council level”.
He added that the forum will
“retain security as a reoccurring item on its agenda for the foreseeable and
retain security as a reoccurring item in its agenda for feasible future to
monitor development of security situation.”
The forum, he also said, had agreed
to hold a one-day interactive session with the World Bank and Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation on ongoing developmental programmes across states.
He said the meeting had been
scheduled for June 26, adding that the forum will also hold a retreat with
joint tax board and chairman of internal revenue service of states.
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