The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, stated that the timing of the state police bill is coming at the wrong time. He called for caution, arguing that the discussions about the matter should be shelved until after the 2027 general elections. He maintained that the timing of the bill and deliberations about state police is coming at the wrong time, especially with the election months away. “To now insert state policing, a very major, major constitutional change of fundamental federal structural change that could lead to structural damage or that could lead to interference with the election, is not the best time. Sowore also expressed concern over how governors will handle state police, claiming that “Nigerian state governors are not trustworthy to be handed, you know, security personnel of this scale.”