The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared support for the renewed call by South West governors for the creation of state police, urging President Bola Tinubu to use his office to hasten its establishment.
The party said the proposal was timely and aligned with long-standing demands by stakeholders in the region for a more responsive security framework.
The party chapter expressed the suppport in a statement issued on Tuesday in by its spokesman, Mr Seye Oladejo.
Oladejo said the call by the governors reflected a deep understanding of the evolving security challenges confronting communities in the South West and other parts of the the country.
According to him, the security challenges facing the country require multi-layered policing solutions, and the time for state police is not just ripe, it is overdue
The spokesman said the South West had consistently championed reforms aimed at decentralising policing and strengthening community-based security structures.
He noted that regional initiatives such as the Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun, had demonstrated the benefits of localised response mechanisms to crime and emerging threats.
Oladejo said the introduction of state police would enhance intelligence gathering, strengthen response capabilities and improve coordination between security agencies.
He added that “a multi-layered policing architecture is becoming increasingly necessary as criminal activities grow in sophistication”.
The spokesman said the governors’ position reinforced President Tinubu’s commitment to modernising Nigeria’s security system.
He said the party believed that state police, if professionally regulated and federally coordinated, would complement ongoing national security efforts.
Oladejo urged Nigerians to approach the conversation with objectivity and avoid politicising an issue he described as central to national stability.
He said fear-driven narratives would not help the country address pressing security concerns.
The spokesman called on citizens to engage constructively on how the proposed policing structure could function effectively within Nigeria’s federal system.
Oladejo reiterated the party’s confidence in President Tinubu’s capacity to deliver far-reaching security reforms to protect lives and property.
He also expressed solidarity with the South-West governors for what he described as their continued commitment to the safety and welfare of residents in the region.
He said the unity demonstrated by the governors underscored the urgency of adopting modern strategies to confront insecurity.
The spokesman affirmed that Lagos APC would continue to support policies aimed at strengthening national resilience against crime.
South-West governors, under the aegis of the South-West Governors’ Forum, on Monday at its meeting in Ibadan, renewed their call for the creation of state police to tackle the security challenges bedeviling the region and the country in general.
