Itse Sagay, SAN, the former chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has disclosed that if a state police force is established, Nigerian governors will be stopped from abusing their position.
To give the fight against insecurity more impetus, President Bola Tinubu recently instructed the Senate to start discussing a constitutional amendment that would allow state police.
Sagay clarified in an interview with ARISE Television on Friday that Nigerians and civil society organizations would fiercely oppose state governors who try to misuse the state police.
In addition to being exposed and humiliated, governors who misuse their authority under the state police system may face legal action, according to Sagay.
He declared, “The state governor should have overall control over the state police.” Given that he is the state’s main security official, that is essential.
Additionally, I think that Nigerian civil society is now so powerful that state governors would face powerful opposition to any abuse of their authority.
“That doesn’t concern me at all. I believe they can be checked, but I am aware that there will be some abuse given the character of Nigerian politics.
“If they misuse the authority granted to them by the state police system, they risk exposure, embarrassment, and legal action.”
