“No, I am not convinced about State Police. We should have solved the current insecurity in the North east and South South by now. Can the states be able to shoulder the burden of the Police?
You cannot just give someone guns and ammunition, train him and refuse to pay him; you know what will eventually happen.”
These were the response of President Muhammadu Buhari today, Tuesday, when he answered questions on the Hausa service of the Voice Of America (VOA) in Washington DC in the United States of Amreica.
He insisted that before the State police would be created, the Constitution must be consulted and amended, adding: “if it says they should be allowed, then they should be allowed but don’t forget this; how many times did we have to release money to States in the name of bailouts to enable them pay salaries?
“ How many states are able to pay their workers in time? And you add the police to them? People should look at this matter very well.” [myad]
