SDP presidential candidate backs state police, says governors should be trusted with policing powers
Section 17 of the bill, which deals with appointment, command, direction and tenure, provides that while the Inspector-General of Police shall head the Federal Police Service, the State Police Service shall be headed by a Commissioner of Police appointed by the governor of the state, subject to confirmation by the state’s House of Assembly.
On the proposal to deduct funding for state police directly from the Federation Account, Mr Adebayo said the arrangement would guarantee stable financing for an essential public institution without placing it under federal control.
Responding to concerns that governors could misuse state police for political purposes, the SDP chieftain argued that the same risk exists with the federal government.
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