The Abia State government is pushing back on reports that it has not acted on the state police bill, insisting that its House of Assembly has already passed the resolution.
The clarification comes after the Senate listed Abia among states yet to transmit their resolutions on the matter, putting the state in an uncomfortable spotlight alongside others seen as slow to move on the issue.
No further details have been shared yet on when exactly the assembly passed the bill or why the transmission to the Senate appears to have stalled. That gap is exactly the question worth watching as the federal process moves forward.
Originally published by Premium Times.