Four states and FCT have till Monday September 9 to submit their report on establishment of state police.
The National Economic Council, NEC, gave the ultimatum on Wednesday 4 September, warning that any of the four states that refused to submit its report before the deadline, would have to abide with any decision reached on the issue.
The affected states are Adamawa, Kwara, Sokoto, Kebbi States, NewsSpecng gathered.
The NEC also resolved to adopt the comprehensive reports from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja on Monday.
This is as the Federal Government has released N3 billion to states affected by the ravaging flood in the country.
Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima, at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, the acting governor of Oyo State, Abdulraheen Lawal, said that the 36 states of the federation were supposed to submit their reports for consideration at the meeting.
He said: “An update on the establishment of State police was considered and this was as a result of the security challenges that we have across the nation, in Northeast, Northcentral, southwest, Southeast and South south so that we would have a robust security in our nation.
“For that purpose, sometimes last year NEC considered the establishment of state police and asked states to make submissions of considerations
“Today (Wednesday), all the states were supposed to submit for consideration of NEC. Incidentally, four states couldn’t submit, and for that purpose, NEC decided that those states must make their submissions on or before Monday next week, otherwise, whatever decision next date on the establishment of State Police will be binding on those states that reused to submit them to make submissions.
“So that is the resolution as of today’s NEC meeting.”
