Constitution review: Reps to vote on state police

From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
The House of Representatives has said it would vote on the alteration of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) today to create a framework for the decentralisation of policing in the country.
The Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, who disclosed this yesterday in Abuja, said the House has resolved to prioritise security-related bills, including the state police bill, in response to the escalating security crisis in the country.
Kalu, who was accompanied to the briefing by leaders of the various caucuses in the House, explained that there have been extensive consultations on the proposed alteration, noting that the Inspector-General of Police, as well as the executi...