SMBLF backs state police, calls for true federalism, southern presidency in 2027
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has reaffirmed its support for the establishment of state police, insisting that any such arrangement must reflect the principles of true federalism rather than what it described as a “federal-controlled state police.
The forum also called on the judiciary to remain independent in the discharge of its constitutional responsibilities and urged the media to continue playing its role in safeguarding Nigeria’s democracy.
SMBLF also advocated the retention of Nigeria’s multi-party democratic system and called for constitutional provisions to accommodate independent candidacy.
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