• 311 lawmakers vote in favour of amendment
Juliet Akoje in Abuja
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives, yesterday, staged a walkout from plenary in protest against the passage of the constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish State Police Services.
They alleged that the House leadership violated provisions of the 1999 Constitution and the Standing Orders of the chamber.
The lawmakers, who clarified that their action was not motivated by opposition to the creation of state police, protested a disregard for established parliamentary procedures in the consideration and passage of constitutional amendment legislation.
