The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has alleged that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is fast-tracking the State Police Bill to give the impression that it is addressing the country’s deepening security challenges.
In a statement released on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the opposition party described the proposed legislation as a rushed, politically motivated initiative rather than a carefully planned constitutional reform.
Although the ADC reaffirmed its support for the establishment of state police, it cautioned against presenting the reform as an immediate solution to insecurity, stressing that effective implementation requires robust institutional safeguards.
The party further accused the Federal Government of repackaging an existing national consensus as a fresh policy achievement while attempting to push the constitutional amendment through the National Assembly without broad public engagement.
According to the ADC, the move reflects a reaction to Nigeria’s deteriorating security situation rather than a deliberate effort to create a transparent, accountable and efficient policing framework.
The party also questioned why the Tinubu administration only intensified efforts to establish state police late in its tenure if it had always been committed to the reform.
It added that enacting the legislation alone would not solve the country’s security problems, noting that issues such as recruitment, training, funding, command structure, intelligence sharing, judicial oversight and correctional reforms must be addressed for state policing to succeed.
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