Godswill Akpabio, the president of the Nigerian Senate, has disclosed that about 32 state Houses of Assembly have approved the alteration of the country’s Constitution to accommodate the establishment of state police.
Akpabio stated this on Thursday during the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally in Benin City, Edo State.
He said the alteration of the Constitution to accommodate state police would be the first of its kind in the country.
According to him, the initiative would complement the activities of the Federal Police and strengthen the country’s security architecture.
“The governor has also told me that as soon as we commence state policing, which about 32 states have already made returns and approved to alter the Constitution of Nigeria to accommodate, we will, for the first time in the history of this country, have state policing as part and parcel of our security architecture to complement what the Federal Police is doing,” he said.
He said the initiative would bring security closer to the people.
While noting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had no competitor in the South-South zone, Akpabio added that the APC would win in all six states in the region.
“My Vice President, I want you to know that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has no competitor in the whole of the South-South.
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“Your Excellency, the Vice-President, I want you to know that this is my zone, and we have resolved in this zone that no other zone in Nigeria will beat us. We will vote massively for the President on January 16, 2027. We will beat other zones, if care is not taken.
“We may even beat your zone, the North-East zone of the country. We will vote even against all odds. I want you to know that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has no competitor in the whole of the South-South,” he added.
Akpabio, who expressed gratitude to President Tinubu for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, said the project had been a long-standing dream that had yet to materialise until the President assumed office.
He also said that, because Tinubu believed in true federalism, he had ensured that funds accruing to the Federation Account were distributed in accordance with the Constitution.
“So, today, all the states in the country are not owing salaries. All the states in the country are not owing workers. All the states in the country are able to execute tangible projects for people to see,” he stated.
The Senate President described the APC’s candidates for the 2027 general elections as the best among those presented by other political parties.
“We have a President who is transforming the country and providing infrastructure, from roads to rail, airports, seaports and all the infrastructure we need as a country.
“That is why, as a party, we have said that we have the best candidate. I hereby present to you the most competent ticket, the Tinubu-Shettima ticket,” he said.
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