House Minority Caucus Walks Out of Plenary over Tinubu’s State Police Bill

ThisDay· 3h ago· 1 min read

• 311 lawmakers vote in favour of amendment

Juliet Akoje in Abuja

The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives, yesterday, staged a walkout from plenary in protest against the passage of the constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish State Police Services.

They alleged that the House leadership violated provisions of the 1999 Constitution and the Standing Orders of the chamber.

The lawmakers, who clarified that their action was not motivated by opposition to the creation of state police, protested a disregard for established parliamentary procedures in the consideration and passage of constitutional amendment legislation.

Speaking to journalists after the walkout, Minority Leader, Fredrick Agbedi, flanked by other leaders of the caucus, said the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen, while presiding over the Committee of the Whole, failed to comply with constitutional provisions…

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