# Senate Minority Leader Criticises State Police Proposal
Nigeria's Senate minority leader has publicly criticised a proposal to establish state police forces, arguing that governors are pursuing the initiative for personal reasons rather than genuine security concerns.
The senator raised practical concerns about the feasibility of the plan, specifically questioning governors' financial capacity to support such a force. He pointed out that many governors currently struggle to adequately fund existing informal security arrangements, raising doubts about their ability to finance and maintain dedicated state police operations.
The criticism reflects ongoing debate within Nigeria's legislature over security sector reform and the decentralisation of policing powers from the federal to state level.
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