President Bola Tinubu has vowed to establish state police to tackle insecurity and reaffirmed his commitment to fulfilling promises made before assuming office in 2023.
President Bola Tinubu last night pledged that his administration would establish state police to curb insecurity across the country, while assuring Nigerians that his pre-2023 campaign promises would be fulfilled. The President spoke while hosting state governors to an interfaith breaking of the fast at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, held to mark Ramadan and Lent.
Addressing the governors, Tinubu urged them to redouble efforts toward grassroots development and national unity. He said: “Tonight, I hosted our state governors to an interfaith breaking of the fast as Muslims observe Ramadan and Christians’ journey through Lent. In this sacred season for two of the major faiths in our dear country, we are reminded that beyond politics and policy, we are first a people of conscience. I commended the governors for their efforts so far and for the various outreaches they have carried out this holy month. But I also challenged them to do more. To reach the young man who feels forgotten. To lift the woman who carries her family on tired shoulders. To touch the communities at the grassroots where hope sometimes flickers, development must not recognise religion, compassion must not recognise tribe and opportunity must not recognise status. I am determined to rescue this country. And as long as we work together in delivering hope to our citizens, the best is yet to come for Nigeria.”
The President further assured: “What I promised Nigerians will not be postponed. Security is the foundation of prosperity. Without it, farms cannot flourish, businesses cannot grow, and families cannot sleep in peace. We will establish state police to curb insecurity. This is not about politics; it is about practicality. It is about empowering states with the tools to protect their people while strengthening our national framework. We must be bold enough to reform what is not working. We must be united enough to protect what we hold dear.”
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