State Police: When Numbers Add Up But Records Don’t.
As 30 State Houses of Assembly back the constitutional amendment, a puzzling information gap over Abia and Kano states, and fears of political abuse ahead of 2027, demand urgent safeguards.
Nigeria’s search for a more effective policing architecture has entered a critical constitutional phase.
The National Assembly reports that 30 of the 36 State Houses of Assembly have approved the proposed amendment establishing State Police.
That figure exceeds the constitutionally required two-thirds majority of 24 states. Yet the way the approvals have been tallied has exposed an apparent communication gap between the federal legislature and some state assemblies, raising questions about how a reform of this magnitude is being managed. The controversy began when Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, told plenary last week that 30 state legislatures had approved the amendment. From his record, the six outstanding states were Benue, Oyo, Cross River, Niger, Abia and Kano.
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