Rufai Sani Hanga, a New Nigeria Folks’s Celebration (NNPP) senator representing Kano Central on the Nationwide Meeting, has raised sturdy objections to the proposed institution of state police, warning that the transfer might empower state governors to misuse safety buildings for political functions.
The lawmaker, talking throughout an interactive session with journalists in Kano, argued that decentralising policing would heighten political interference and weaken nationwide cohesion.
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“Creating state police is harmful,” he stated. “Governors will certainly abuse the system. It’s going to turn out to be a device for political harassment fairly than safety.”
Hanga additional cautioned that having each federal and state-controlled police forces might gasoline rivalry between political pursuits. Based on him, conflicting loyalties between state leaders and federal authorities might result in clashes inside the safety structure.
The Senator additionally criticised the latest withdrawal of police safety from sure VIPs, significantly members of the Nationwide Meeting. He described the choice as “unsafe,” insisting that it exposes legislators to heightened safety dangers.
Commenting on broader regional issues, Hanga expressed disappointment over the resurgence of coup makes an attempt in Africa, which he described as a “main setback for the continent’s democratic progress.”
On governance reforms, the lawmaker emphasised the necessity for the chief arm to respect legislative independence at each nationwide and state ranges, noting that “lawmakers have to be allowed to function freely with out interference.”
Hanga additionally offered updates on his legislative efforts, together with a invoice he sponsored to determine a College of Agriculture in Kura. The invoice has handed its first and second readings however is presently awaiting last legislative motion and presidential assent. He expressed concern that the proposal has stalled, alleging that the delay is because of his minority social gathering standing.
