By CHRIS VINCENT

Renowned technocrat and consistent advocate for State Police, Dr Ernest Ndukwe, has commended the Nigerian Senate for passing the Bill for the establishment of State Police.

Ndukwe, in a statement issued Wednesday in Lagos and signed by his Media Assistant Dehinde Dialoke, described the passage of the bill as “a significant step towards the retooling of the nation’s security architecture.”

Ndukwe, who has been unrelenting in his advocacy for State Police as a panacea for the seeming intractable insecurity in the country, noted that the House of Representatives had earlier passed the State Police Bill.

He therefore applauded the collective resolve of both chambers of the National Assembly to bring to fruition the State Police Bill.

He specifically commended the leadership of the National Assembly “for harkening to the voice of reason and acting in the national interest.”

Ndukwe, who is the Chairman of MTN Nigeria and a former Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), expressed optimism that the State Police Bill will receive concurrence from the various State Houses of Assembly as stipulated by the Nigerian Constitution.

He noted with delight that the bill passed by the Senate “is not only historic but has the required safeguards to insulate it from wanton abuse by misguided individuals and state institutions.” He urged Nigerians to forge a common front in ensuring the actualization of the bill, which he is confident will get the assent of President Bola Tinubu, whom he observed has remained very supportive of the clamour for State Police.

It would be recalled that the Nigerian Senate yesterday unanimously passed the State Police bill.

The passage of the bill by the Senate has continued to receive much acclaim from a cross section of Nigerians who see in it a practical solution to the prevalent security challenges in most parts of the country.

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