NGF Backs State Police, Unveils Funding & Admin Plan

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Thursday expressed readiness to establish state police in their respective states. They also unveiled a framework developed by the Forum’s secretariat.

This development follows the rising demand for decentralized policing, aimed at enabling states to play a greater role in addressing the country’s security challenges. According to the governors, the framework was developed in anticipation of proposed constitutional amendments for the creation of state police.

In a communiqué issued at the end of their meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, the governors stated: “The framework outlines key readiness requirements, including governance structures, financing models, human capital standards, digital systems, and oversight mechanisms.”

The governors also met with the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, as well as the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, to discuss tax reforms, revenue performance, and plans to expand basic and secondary education infrastructure. During their meeting with Oyedele, the governors called for the prompt resolution of outstanding fiscal issues critical to states’ planning and budgetary stability.