Agbese: National Assembly Initiated State Police Bill
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Assembly began work on the proposed state police system before the Federal Government introduced its own bill, Deputy House spokesman Philip Agbese says. Agbese said lawmakers had been considering state police legislation for some time. He said the executive’s bill now provides an opportunity for both arms of government to […]
Agbese Urges Tinubu to Honour Security Chiefs with GCON
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Deputy Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has urged President Bola Tinubu to confer the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on Nigeria’s top military leaders, citing recent security successes in Oyo and Borno states. Agbese made the call on Sunday in Abuja during *The State […]
Agbese Warns NYSC Reforms Threaten National Unity
By Oluwakemi Kindness A member of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has called on President Bola Tinubu to suspend the implementation of the Federal Government’s proposed reforms to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). He warned that some of the changes could undermine the scheme’s core mandate of national integration and weaken Nigeria’s national […]