Buhari has not approved State Police - Presidency

Mon, Jun 3, 2019 | By publisher


Politics

 

Presidency denies President Muhammad Buhari gave approval for state police

 

President Muhammadu Buhari has not given approval for the creation of State police, a statement issued by Shehu Garba, senior special assistant to the president said.

The statement issued on Monday stated that Buhari received a report on the reform of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS.

The president requested that the report be studied and a white paper produced within three months.

President Buhari’s specific directive is that a three-man panel be set up to produce the white paper, the statement said.

The report of the white paper committee will form the basis of the decisions of the government on the many recommendations, including the setting up of state and local government police made by the Ojukwu panel.

Until a white paper is produced, it will be premature and pre-emptive to suggest that the recommendations contained in the report have been approved by the President in part or whole, it said.

– June 3, 2019 @ 9:14 GMT /

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