The conference of Speakers of the State Legislature of Nigeria has frowned at the exclusion of the State Policing in the Resolution of the National Assembly in the ongoing constitution amendment.

This was contained in a communiqué issued in Ibadan, Oyo State at the end of its 2022 first quarter general meeting with the theme, “The Imperative of On-Going Alteration of 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

The conference, however, directed its Committee on Constitution Review to further laise with the National Assembly with a view to ensuring State Policing is reconsidered, in view of the unfortunate prevailing security challenges in the country.

It also condemned in strong terms the deadly attacks by the terrorists on the Abuja-Kaduna Train on Monday 28 March, 2022 and calls on the security agencies and the federal government to go after the terrorists while ensuring that the kidnapped passengers are rescued unhurt.

Earlier, at the opening ceremony, Chairman of the Conference of Speakers and Speaker, Bauchi State House of Assembly, Mr Abubakar Suleman, said the meeting was to further look into the bills with a view to ultimately guiding participants on their roles to ractify the resolution of the National Assembly.

Mr Suleman described the ongoing legislative processes of constitution amendment as one of the viable ways of addressing many of the issues currently causing agitations in the country.

In their sperate remarks, Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly, Mr Amisu Ibrahim, his Delta State counterpart, Mr Sherif Oborevwori, and Niger State Assembly Speaker, Abdulahi Wuse said the bills on financial autonomy for local government might require more attention.

In a goodwill message, Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde who said constitutional amendment is a must for the country to move forward, admonished the speakers to take the conversation beyond the electoral act and consider issues of state police and resource control.

Earlier in a welcome address, the host, Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, OYHA, Mr Adebo Ogundoyin gave assurance that the forty-four alteration bills before the state legislatures would get the desired attention.

Mosope Kehinde

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