Lagos opted out of Amotekun because Tinubu didn’t approve, Makinde says as he asks FG to ‘stop deceiving Nigerians
Seyi Makinde, the Oyo state governor, says the federal government should “stop deceiving Nigerians” on the establishment of state police. He said it was a waste of everyone’s time for Nigerians to be anticipating the creation of a decentralised police force. Speaking at the joint mega rally of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the APM in Ibadan, Makinde recalled how south-west governors initially pushed for state police but settled for the regional security network code-named Amotekun in 2020. “We wanted state police. It was because we couldn’t get the state police that we established Amotekun as a stop-gap,” he said. “They should stop wasting Nigerians’ time.” He pointed to how the south-west states coordinated through their houses of assembly to legalise Amo...










