The African Democratic Congress has called on the House of Representatives to recommit the proposed constitutional amendment on state police to a fresh legislative process, alleging that the bill was passed through a procedure that violated constitutional requirements.
The opposition party claimed that the constitutional threshold required for the passage of the constitution alteration bill was only achieved by recognising votes sent through the social media messaging platform, WhatsApp, by lawmakers who were absent from the chamber and by counting members who had signed the attendance register but were no longer present when voting took place.
In a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party argued that any constitutional amendment must strictly comply with laid-down procedures, warning that the legitimacy of the proposed state police framework could be undermined if due process was ignored.
“The Constitution is not amended by convenience. It is amended
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