The country needs a decentralised police force, argues HAFIZ BAKARE
We are a very “special and interesting” people!
It is sheer hypocrisy that many Nigerians have spent years championing state policing as a vital pillar of true federalism, only for some to reject it the moment it became reality. Rather than addressing additional safeguards (if there’s any that has not already been considered) that might be necessary given the urgency that is clearly imperative, some of those who enthusiastically backed the bill through years of regional consultations, have abandoned their principles the moment the law was actually passed, proving they prefer the issue as something else rather than an actionable solution.
The bill was passed with an overwhelming bipartisan majority but it is obvious that some of our people prefer partisan togas over national good.
If a decentralized police force was considered an urgent, life-saving necessity under previous administrations, calling it a “recipe for anarchy” under the current administration amounts to double standards and puts motives in question.
