APM Presidential Candidate Makinde Promises To Decentralize Security Architecture

Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has promised to decentralise the country’s security architecture through the establishment of state police if elected in 2027.
He argued that state governments should be allowed to adopt the arrangement when they are ready and appropriate safeguards are in place.
Makinde made the declaration while addressing a mammoth crowd that thronged the Langfield Resort venue of his presidential campaign rally in Jos, the Plateau State capital.
“I believe that we need to decentralise our security architecture. State police is one of the ways to achieve this, but it must be properly structured. Sta...