Nigeria, June 27 -- The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has asked the federal government to suspend implementation of the State Police Bill until after the 2027 general election.

Mr Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, disclosed this in an X post on Friday.

On 11 June, the House of Representatives approved a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police across the federation. The Senate also passed the bill on Wednesday.

But the former governor expressed concern that, if implemented, the current administration of President Bola Tinubu could use the state police against the opposition politicians in the forthcoming 2027 election.

"Going by what Nigerians have seen so far...