Twenty-four state houses of assembly have voted in favour of the constitutional amendment needed to establish state police in Nigeria, according to a presidential panel. That number clears the two-thirds threshold required under the constitution, meaning the amendment can now move forward.
The two-thirds benchmark means at least 24 of Nigeria's 36 states had to say yes, and that number has now been reached. For a country that has debated decentralised policing for years, the vote marks a significant procedural milestone.
What happens next in the process is the question everyone is watching.
Originally published by Premium Times.