{"id":197453,"date":"2026-03-23T03:25:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T02:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nigerian-governors-propose-state-police-to-assembly"},"modified":"2026-03-23T04:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T03:44:10","slug":"nigerian-governors-propose-state-police-to-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-governors-propose-state-police-to-assembly","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Governors Propose State Police to Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Governors\u2019 Forum, NGF, has announced that it has submitted a framework for the establishment of state police to the 10th National Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>NGF\u2019s chairman and Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq, disclosed this during a Sallah homage paid by 25 governors to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at his Ikoyi residence in Lagos on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>He said the move is part of renewed and coordinated efforts under President Tinubu to address the nation\u2019s persistent security challenges.<\/p>\n<p>The governors further vowed to strengthen coordinated efforts to tackle insecurity while advancing infrastructure development and improving socio-economic outcomes for citizens, in alignment with the administration\u2019s broader development agenda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the issue of state police, discussions are ongoing among various security organizations, led by the National Security Adviser, and the NGF has made its contribution. That document will be taken to the National Assembly to see how we can have a legislative framework for state police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe commit to renewing our collaboration with security forces to defeat terrorism, to steadily expand infrastructure opportunities, and to improve the lives of our people. Together, we must see that breaches of security all over the country come to an end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also, Kwara Governor, whose state battles insecurity, also lauded President Tinubu for the implementation of the Renewed Hope Agenda, which he said has deepened citizens\u2019 sense of inclusion in national development and holds promise for improved security outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether, we must see that breaches of security all over the country come to an end,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Governors at the meeting were Sen. Hope Uzodinma, Imo State; Alex Otti, Abia State; Umo Eno, Akwa Ibom State; Douye Diri, Bayelsa State; Hyacinth Alia, Benue State; Bassey Otu, Cross River State; Sheriff Oborevwori, Delta State; Francis Nwifuru, Ebonyi State; Monday Okpebholo, Edo State; Peter Mbah, Enugu State; Mohammed Inuwa Yahaya, Gombe State; and Umar Namadi, Jigawa State.<\/p>\n<p>Others: Abba Kabir Yusuf, Kano State; Dikko Umaru Radda, Katsina State; Ahmed Usman Ododo, Kogi State; Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State; Abdullahi Sule, Nasarawa State; Caleb Mufwang, Plateau State; Siminalayi Fubara, Rivers State; Agbu Keffas, Taraba State; Mai Mala Buni, Yobe State; and Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Ondo State.<\/p>\n<p>the deputy governor of Borno State, Umar Usman Kadafur, was also at the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that at different forums President Tinubu has reiterated commitment to state police. Recently there has been a resurgence of bombing in the Northeast, especially Borno State.<\/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. The Nigeria Governors\u2019 Forum, NGF, has announced that it has submitted a framework for the establishment of state police to the 10th National Assembly. NGF\u2019s chairman and Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq, disclosed this during a Sallah homage paid by 25 governors to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at his Ikoyi residence [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":197451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,29,14],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-197453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nigerian Governors Propose State Police to Assembly - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Nigeria Governors\u2019 Forum, NGF, has announced that it has submitted a framework for the establishment of state police ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-governors-propose-state-police-to-assembly\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nigerian Governors Propose State Police to Assembly\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Nigeria Governors\u2019 Forum, NGF, has announced that it has submitted a framework for the establishment of state police ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-governors-propose-state-police-to-assembly\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-23T02:25:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-23T03:44:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/sm_1774237393.921573.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-governors-propose-state-police-to-assembly#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-governors-propose-state-police-to-assembly\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Nigerian Governors Propose State Police to Assembly\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-23T02:25:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-23T03:44:10+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-governors-propose-state-police-to-assembly\"},\"wordCount\":416,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-governors-propose-state-police-to-assembly#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/sm_1774237393.921573.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-governors-propose-state-police-to-assembly#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-governors-propose-state-police-to-assembly\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-governors-propose-state-police-to-assembly\",\"name\":\"Nigerian Governors Propose State Police to Assembly - 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