The Kano State House of Assembly has approved a
proposed constitutional amendment that would allow state governments to
establish and operate their own police forces.
The Assembly's Majority Leader, Lawan Hussaini Dala,
confirmed the approval shortly after Tuesday's plenary. "We have approved
the constitutional review for the establishment of state police at plenary
today," he said.
The approval followed deliberations on proposed
changes to the 1999 Constitution, as amended, which seek to provide the legal
framework for state governments to set up and run police forces. During
plenary, lawmakers first adopted a motion to consider the constitutional
alteration bill in the Committee of the Whole. They then examined and
deliberated on clauses one to 26 of the proposed amendment before approving it.
Kano's approval is part of the wider constitutional
amendment process. The proposal must still complete the remaining legal and
legislative steps before it can take effect.
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