State Police: Constitution not amended by convenience — ADC tells Reps
According to the party, constitutional alteration demands openness, robust debate and strict fidelity to both the Constitution and the Standing Orders of the House, adding that those standards did not appear to have been observed in the handling of the State Police Bill.
While backing the creation of state police as part of efforts to tackle Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, the opposition party argued that no constitutional reform, however well-intentioned, should come at the expense of the constitutional process itself.
The ADC consequently urged the House of Representatives to recommit the State Police Constitution Alteration Bill to a constitutional, transparent and inclusive legislative process.
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