State Police: Senate gives 6 states 11 days to approve bill, warns of consequences

From Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja
The Senate has given six State Houses of Assembly until November 15 to communicate their decisions on the proposed establishment of State Police, warning that any legislature that fails to respond within the next 11 days could be deemed to have withheld approval for the constitutional amendment.
The affected states are Benue, Oyo, Cross River, Niger, Abia and Kano, although the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, subsequently informed the chamber that the Kano State House of Assembly had approved the proposal and was transmitting its resolution to the National Assembly.
The ultimatum came as Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele disclosed during plenary...