The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, commended legislative work towards legalising the creation of state police and removing security matters from the Exclusive Legislative list to allow state government to legislate on security matters as currently being agitated in the various quarters across the country. The House passed for second reading a bill sponsored by Onofiok Luke (PDP-Akwa-Ibom) to alter the 1999 constitution to provide for state police and other state government security services to enhance security and preservation of lives and property in Nigeria. He added that while the Constitution envisages Nigeria as a federal state, granting allowance to state governments to establish a police force and other security apparatuses would bring Nigeria into original constitutional contemplation of the federal state. “As a matter of fact, there is no state in this federation that does not run a security outfit. We need to address this and address this seriously.”YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNENo Evidence Arab League Sent Warning Message To FG On Biafra MovementCLAIM: A Twitter user claims that the Arab League of Nations sent a warning message to the Nigerian government on the Biafra movement.Reps move to legalise state policeReps move to legalise state police

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 06, 2021 17:03 UTC