The resolution was taken at plenary on Thursday presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Chiroma Buba Mashio, after lawmakers debated the proposed assessment of the 1999 Constitution.
The National Assembly had transmitted the payments to all 36 State Houses of Assembly for consideration, as half of the constitutional course of which calls for approval by no less than two-thirds of state legislatures earlier than any modification can scale via.
Commenting after the voting, Mashio defined that the Assembly’s endorsement of State Police was meant to put a authorized basis for states to ascertain their very own policing construction to enrich the Nigeria Police Force.
“The 26 bills touch on different sections of the Constitution and are designed to respond to present-day governance realities,” he added.
Mashio pressured that by backing the State Police invoice, the Yobe Assembly has proven its resolve to assist constitutional reforms that can enhance safety and deepen community-based policing.
