The National Economic Council on Thursday deferred talks on state police until its next meeting, amidst the violent attacks and bloodshed in parts of the country.
Bayelsa Governor, Duoye Diri, told State House Correspondents after the council’s 149th meeting at the Aso Rock Villa that the issue was on the agenda, but it could not be discussed in detail as it was still far down on the list.
Although the governor did not specify when the next council meeting will be, NEC meetings are held on the last Thursday of the month.
However, the gathering has been infrequent in the last couple of months. Since its meeting in December, the council has not discussed the much-anticipated reform.
Although all 36 states had submitted reports supporting a decentralised police force, the NEC deferred discussions until January 2025. The council only sat in February where it said the matter was not discussed.
