Speakers of the Houses of Assembly across 36 states in the country have backed the ongoing constitution review exercise for the creation of state police.
The Speakers, under the aegis of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, took the stand in a communique issued at the end of their meeting in Abuja on Thursday.
The communique was signed by Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, Mr Adebo Ogundoyin, who is the Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly.
It said to check the negative trend of insecurity in the country, the conference appeals to the National Assembly, Presidency and other relevant stakeholders to leverage on the ongoing constitution review exercise.
The Conference of Speakers acknowledged the courage of President Bola Tinubu on his economic policies taken so far such as the removal of petroleum product subsidy and the floating of the exchange rate, noting that the unintended consequences of these policies are too harsh on the populace.
The communique further urged the Federal Government and State Governments to initiate sustainable policies with equal measure of courage to ameliorate the sufferings of the people.
They called for the peaceful resolution of the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State, saying, the Conference appeals to the relevant political leaders in Rivers State to explore peaceful means to resolve the near impasse situation between the legislative and executive arms of government of the state.