Governor Makinde Criticizes National Assembly’s Approach to State Police Issue

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has criticized the National Assembly’s approach to the issue of state police, stating that it is not taking governors anywhere.

Makinde made this statement during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, which was monitored by the media. He emphasized that the issue of state police requires a bill that should be transmitted to the National Assembly, rather than governors submitting memoranda.

“I did not submit any memorandum on state police because my position is very clear.

This is not arrogance, but I don’t think the approach will take us anywhere. You are asking states to submit a memorandum on how state police will work. I see it as something that will waste our time,” Makinde said.

He further explained that the responsibility for dealing with the issue of state police lies with the National Assembly and state assemblies.

Makinde highlighted the challenges faced in the South Western part of the country when attempting to establish state police, leading to the creation of the Amotekun security outfit.

“We could not get state police. That is why there are security issues all over the place. And we said that if we could not get state police at that time, let us have something similar.

Then we got our Attorney Generals and started Amotekun. We have more personnel than any other state in the South West,” he added.