Edo Assembly backs State Police constitutional alteration bill

The Edo State House of Assembly has unanimously voted in support of the State Police constitutional alteration bill as passed by the National Assembly.
DAILY POST reports that the House approved and voted in support of the bill on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, during plenary.
The Speaker of the House, Hon. Yekini Idaiye, before members voted in support of the bill, informed them that the alteration bill was transmitted to the House by the National Assembly on September 16, 2026.
According to him, the National Assembly transmitted a bill seeking to alter the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, to provide for the establishment of State Police Services an...