Lagos Assembly faults IGP’s position on state police

The House, which faulted Egbetokun’s position through a resolution at plenary on Monday, described the I-G’s position as unacceptable. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the I-G…

Egbetokun said instead of creating state police, the Federal Road Safety Corps and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps be merged with the police force to enhance policing. “This shows that no matter what Egbetokun has proffered as solution, such will not solve our problem. The position of the IGP is unacceptable.

Obasa urged the National Assembly to continue with its effort to pave the way for the establishment of state police through the process of constitutional amendment. Obasa after the House had deliberated on the matter, directed the Clerk of the House, Mr Olalekan Onafeko, to write the I-G and the National Assembly, stating the state lawmakers’ rejection of Egbetokun’s position.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has revealed why electricity distribution companies were ordered to reduce the tariff for Band A feeders. The eleven Discos on Monday announced the reduction of the cost of electricity tariff on Band A feeders from NGN225/kWh to NGN206.8/kWh. The management of NERC in a statement disclosed the reason…

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