BREAKING: Adamawa, Kebbi, Kwara get one week deadline to submit state police reports

Kunle Sanni

The National Economic Council on Thursday gave Adamawa, Kwara and Kebbi States and the FCT one week (November 28) to submit their positions on the proposed creation of state police.

“The Council mandated these remaining states and FCT to make their submissions within the next one week,” the Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri, told State House Correspondents after the 146th meeting of the National Economic Council, at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.

Diri said the three states and the nation’s capital are the only entities that are yet to do so out of the 36 states.

He explained, “The State Police council was updated with the submission of the establishment of state police, and it was reported that 33 states have submitted their positions, while three states are yet to do so.

“These three states are Adamawa, Kebbi and incidentally Kwara, which is the chairman of our forum, and the FCT are yet to submit their positions.

“The Council mandated these remaining states and FCT to make their submissions within the next one week, and resolved to present a consolidated state’s position on the state police to the National Economic Council at our next meeting.”