Nigeria, July 20 -- The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has backed the proposed establishment of state police, arguing that concerns over possible abuse by governors should not be used to oppose the reform.

Mr Adebayo made the remarks on Friday during an interview on "Politics Today," a programme on Channels Television.

"The moment you have a federation, you have legislative lists given to different levels of government. It goes without saying that every level of government is authorised to police," he said.

Responding to concerns that governors could misuse state police for political purposes, the SDP chieftain argued that the same risk exists with the federal government.

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