{"id":196264,"date":"2026-02-26T11:31:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/amend-nigerias-constitution-to-include-state-police"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T11:36:22","slug":"amend-nigerias-constitution-to-include-state-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/amend-nigerias-constitution-to-include-state-police","title":{"rendered":"Amend Nigeria\u2019s Constitution to Include State Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>President Bola Tinubu has urged the Senate to amend Nigeria\u2019s constitution to make provision for state police.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu made the plea during an interfaith breaking of fast (Iftar) with senators at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The President, who said his administration is facing challenges posed by banditry, terrorism and insurgency, expressed the belief that state police could provide the solution to the problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are facing terrorism, banditry, and insurgency. But we will never fail to make a right response to this cause. What I will ask for tonight is for you (senators) to start thinking how best to amend the constitution to incorporate the state police for us to secure our country, take over our forests from marauders, and free our children from fear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a lot of credit for bold reforms. Without your collaboration and inspiration, those reforms would not be possible. We are reformists together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we gave up and what we stopped is monumental corruption in the subsidy system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t want to participate in monumental corruption and arbitrage foreign exchange.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t have to chase me for dollars; you could see what Nigeria is today. You should be proud, and I am glad you are. What we are enjoying is a stable economy, and prosperity is beckoning us. We need to work hard, and this attendance means a lot to me,\u201d Tinubu told the lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu has urged the Senate to amend Nigeria\u2019s constitution to make provision for state police. Tinubu made the plea during an interfaith breaking of fast (Iftar) with senators at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday evening. 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