Five States Approve Police Amendments as Draft Bills Advance
Five More States Approve Constitutional Amendments for State Police By Oluwakemi Kindness Five State Assemblies have approved constitutional amendments required to establish state police, as the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill submits its draft legislation and 29 related amendment bills for review. The assemblies are Ogun, Delta, Plateau, Kwara and Adamawa. They […]
State Police: Leaders Want Governors to Appoint CPs
By Chinedu Echianu The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has endorsed the proposed establishment of state police but insisted that governors must have constitutional powers to appoint and remove state Commissioners of Police. The forum said granting governors such powers would ensure that state policing reflects the principles of true federalism, arguing that […]
Reps to Push Reserved Seats for PWDs After Women’s Bill
By Oluwakemi Kindness Speaker Abbas Tajudeen says the House of Representatives will push for constitutionally reserved legislative seats for persons with disabilities (PWDs) after concluding work on the proposed special seats for women. Speaker Abbas made this known on Thursday in Abuja while hosting a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) delegation led by the UN […]
Senate Clears State Police Bill Through Second Reading
By Anayo Akwitti A bill seeking to establish state police and transfer policing powers to subnational governments in order to strengthen internal security architecture across the federation on Thursday scaled through the second reading at the Senate. The bill, which enjoys broad support among all senators across political divides, was referred to the Senate […]
Reps Pass State Police Bill
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has passed the proposed State Police Bill, marking a major step toward restructuring Nigeria’s security architecture and decentralising policing across the country. The constitutional amendment bill, titled “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Provide for the Establishment […]
Reps Vote on State Police Bill amid Rising Insecurity
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives says it will vote on the proposed State Police Bill on Thursday as part of efforts to tackle Nigeria’s growing insecurity. Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Kalu, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while addressing members of the House of Representatives Press Corps on behalf of the […]