Constitution Review Will Address State Police Debate — Senate

The Senate has said that the yearnings of Nigerians concerning State Police will be addressed in the 1999 Constitution amendment exercise about to be embarked upon by the National Assembly.

According to the Senate, Nigerians will get the kind of Police Service they desire and deserve in the six alterations to the current 1999 constitution.

Senate spokesman, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, who was speaking to journalists on the clamour for state police, said the 10th Senate was conscious of the demands by Nigerians and will ensure their yearnings were taken care of in the constitution amendment task, which committee will be inaugurated on Tuesday.

“So, if either the federal government or the state governors or whoever wants state police, so be it. We are ready to review our laws to accommodate it.

“The Senate is about to inaugurate the constitution amendment committee and then when we put the panel in place, members will now go out there and meet up with all the critical stakeholders in Nigeria within the sectors, traditional rulers and so on and so forth,” the Senate spokesman added.