You didn’t read state police bill very well — Akpabio’s aide fires back at Peter Obi

Tijani Mustapha, media adjutant to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has fired backmost astatine the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, implicit his disapproval of the State Police Bill.

In a station connected X connected Friday, Mustapha insisted that Obi failed to work the authorities earlier commenting connected it.

Recall that Obi had criticised the Senate’s transition of the bill, describing the process arsenic hasty and lacking owed legislative procedure, arguing that the mode successful which the measure was passed had fuelled nationalist suspicion astir the governmental motives down its introduction.

He besides expressed interest that the legislative process appeared disorganised, noting the lack of a nationalist hearing, informing that authorities constabulary could easy beryllium exploited by authorities governors to suppress governmental opponents.

Responding, Mustapha dismissed Obi’s concerns, stating that they demonstrated helium had intelligibly not work the measure arsenic passed.

Mustapha noted that the measure already makes proviso for the constitution of an autarkic State Police Service Commission, addressing Obi’s large concern.

“I cognize this due to the fact that his large interest of the instauration of an autarkic State Police Service Commission was duly addressed successful the bill.

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