INSECURITY: Senate to Pass Bill on Creation of State Police This Week
The Nigerian Senate has scheduled amendments to the 1999 Constitution to provide for the establishment of state police in Nigeria this week, with an indication that the bill will be transmitted to the 36 State Houses of Assembly for further legislation once passed.
Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, disclosed this in a statement issued by his Directorate of Media and Public Affairs on Monday.
He said all stakeholders across the federation were aligned with the National Assembly on the establishment of state police, while also confirming that President Tinubu and all state governors were in support of the bill, adding that the legislative week beginning Tuesday would be a crucial one for the Senate.
Bamidele also noted that the National Assembly leadership held a series of meetings in the past week with the Office of the Attorney-General, the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Inspector-General of Police Tunji Disu, and other stakeholders, and expressed confidence that the bill was ready for passage.
He further explained that after passage by the National Assembly, the bill would be transmitted to the state assemblies for ratification, noting that the approval of at least two-thirds of the 36 state assemblies was required before the President could assent to it.
