Senators have defended the National Assembly’s decision to prioritise constitutional amendments on the establishment of state police, saying the country’s worsening insecurity makes the proposal an urgent national priority.
The lawmakers gave the clarification in response to concerns that the National Assembly appeared to be focusing more on state police than on other constitutional amendment proposals.
The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, in his reaction, said insecurity remained the foremost concern of Nigerians.
Mr Bamidele, who spoke through his Directorate of Media and Public Affairs, said this was why priority seemed to be given to state police.
The Senate leader, who is also the Deputy Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee, said the 10th National Assembly could not afford to downplay issues relating to state police.
