The Nigeria Governor Forum (NGF) has asked the federal government to grant its demand on the establishment of state police.
This was part of a four-hour meeting held with the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, in Abuja, on Wednesday.
The Governors argued that the creation of state-controlled police should not be ignored as it is part of the demands of restructuring.
To actualise its demand, the governors constituted a six-man committee headed by the Governor of Kwara, Abdulfatah Ahmed, with the Governors of Imo, Delta, Ekiti, Bauchi and Sokoto as members.
Addressing State House reporters after the closed-door meeting, the chairman of the NGF, Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State, said the IGP sought their support for the introduction of media outfits, radio and television for the Force.
“The Inspector General of Police dominated the whole day of our discussion understanding what the issue of police is into the system whereby in some other nations it is ten to one person but in Nigeria we have four hundred to one. So, they are having so many difficulties in funding which we are agreed that with the way things are going through the budgeting process, we cannot be able to fund police.
“So, the Inspector General of Police made us to know that there is a kind of trust fund bill which is before the National Assembly, asked for our support and the members of the National Assembly, especially the House of Representatives.
