Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State said governors will demand a new revenue allocation formula once state police is adopted.
Governor Sule stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.
According to him, funding could be an issue for governors to pursue the adoption and implementation of state police.
The calls for state police have been gaining momentum in the last few weeks with some governors and regional socio-political groups like Afenifere and Ohanaeze Ndigbo saying it would curb the increasing spate of kidnapping, banditry and other crimes.
President Bola Tinubu and governors of the 36 states in mid-February, agreed on state police as a method to curb the escalating security challenges in the country.
16 governors have submitted their reports to the National Economic Council (NEC), expressing their support for the creation of state police and the amendment of the 1999 Constitution to allow for state police.
Govs’ll Demand New Revenue Allocation Formula If State Police Is Adopted – Gov Sule
