The All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Plateau North, Simon Mwadkwon, has said that if elected to the Senate in 2027, he will support bills seeking the establishment of state police as a way of tackling insecurity in Nigeria.
Mwadkwon made this known during an interview with journalists at his party office in Jos on Monday, as part of activities marking his victory at the APC senatorial primaries.
According to him, the establishment of state police would help address some of the challenges currently faced by security operatives in combating terrorism and other forms of criminality across the country.
Speaking further on insecurity, Mwadkwon stated that there was a lack of political will to end the growing insecurity in Nigeria.
Commenting on his victory at the recently concluded APC senatorial primaries, the candidate called on those who lost at various levels to accept defeat and work toward ensuring the party’s victory in the 2027 general elections.
He also urged winners of the APC primaries to embrace their opponents, describing the exercise as a family affair. “The party primaries were a victory for all of us. Those who won should embrace those who did not win,” he said.
Speaking on the lack of democratic dividends in rural communities, Mwadkwon noted that villagers in Nigeria remain the biggest sufferers.
“You can imagine someone living in the village who pays medical bills, caters for children, feeds the family, has no good roads, lives without electricity, and still has to contend with bandits, unlike some people in urban areas,” he stated.
Mwadkwon lamented the suffering of poor people in rural communities, particularly among his constituents in Plateau North, saying they are the worst hit by the country’s economic and security challenges.
Reflecting on his four months as the senator representing Plateau North at the beginning of the 10th National Assembly, Mwadkwon said his projects were impactful and positively affected lives across the six local government areas in the zone.
He recalled that a Federal High Court in Abuja removed him and others from office following issues relating to the lack of internal party structure in his former political platform, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Mwadkwon assured constituents that if elected again to represent Plateau North in the Senate, his priority would remain the welfare of the people.
“Humanity has always been my watchword. I learnt this from my father, and that is what I will continue to uphold,” he said.
On the APC presidential primaries, Mwadkwon told journalists that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu won in all 17 local government areas of Plateau State.
