Reps Minority Caucus stage walks out of plenary, alleges due process breach in passage of Tinubu’s state police Bill
as 311 Reps vote to pass Bill By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives on Thursday staged a walkout from the chamber in protest over the passage of the constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police, accusing the House leadership of violating constitutional provisions and the chamber’s Standing Orders.
They urged Nigerians to remain vigilant and insisted that while they support the establishment of state police in principle, any constitutional amendment must strictly comply with the provisions of the Constitution and the House Standing Orders.
The caucus maintained that constitutional amendment bills must be considered clause by clause, with each provision supported by a two-thirds majority of members as stipulated in both the Constitution and the House Standing Orders.
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