The House of Representatives is expected to vote today on a series of proposed constitutional amendment bills, including one seeking to establish state police as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen security and tackle rising insecurity across the country.
The bill is also scheduled for second reading in the Senate.
If approved by both chambers of the National Assembly, it will be transmitted to the 36 state Houses of Assembly for consideration and ratification.
Under the constitutional amendment process, a proposal must be approved by at least two-thirds of the state legislatures before it can be forwarded to President Bola Tinubu for assent.
Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, who chairs the House Committee on Constitution Review and is the lead sponsor of the bill, said the proposed amendment to Section 214 of the Constitution would be presented for consideration by lawmakers.
Members of the House who were away on oversight assignments were directed to return
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