Akeredolu’s advocacy continues to shape state police debate – Aiyedatiwa
Ondo Governor Aiyedatiwa says the late Governor Akeredolu’s advocacy for state police continues to shape national discussions and will become a reality. Read More:…
The call for state police has been a recurring theme in Nigeria's federalism debate, with proponents arguing that decentralising policing would improve security responses in a country where the Nigeria Police Force remains centrally controlled from Abuja despite vast regional security challenges, from farmer-herder clashes to banditry and kidnapping. The late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, as a former Ondo governor and one-time chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum, was among the most vocal state executives pushing for the policy, repeatedly raising it at national forums and urging constitutional amendments to allow states to establish their own police outfits.
Aiyedatiwa's remarks, made in tribute to his predecessor, frame the state police campaign as part of Akeredolu's broader political legacy rather than a new policy announcement. The coverage does not indicate any fresh legislative movement or timeline on state police creation; both reports centre on the governor crediting Akeredolu's advocacy for keeping the issue alive in national discourse, without detailing specific next steps by the Ondo government or the National Assembly.