CNA: Other Constitution Bills Await NASS Passage Before Sending to State Assemblies
• Says only state police bill transmitted to states Sunday Aborisade in Abuja The leadership of the National Assembly, has said other constitution bills being amended were still awaiting passage
The National Assembly has clarified that only the Constitution alteration bill for establishing State Police Services has been transmitted to the 36 state assemblies, despite earlier reports suggesting otherwise. According to the Clerk of the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, the State Police Bill is the sole bill that has been sent to the state Houses of Assembly for review.
Ogunlana emphasized that the other ongoing Constitution alteration bills, which include amendments to various aspects of the 1999 Constitution, are still awaiting passage by the National Assembly before they can be forwarded to the states. He explained that the decision to prioritize the State Police Bill was based on public demand for improved security and policing.
Ogunlana assured that the other bills would be transmitted to the states once they have been passed in identical form by both chambers of the federal legislature, in line with the constitutional amendment process. The clarification came shortly after the transmission of the State Police Bill, highlighting the progress in the constitutional amendment process aimed at addressing security concerns across Nigeria.
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