The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has announced an over 37-member constitution review committee on the 1999 constitution to be chaired by the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin.

The committee would also comprise one lawmaker from each geopolitical zone and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

The committee, in particular, will review the laws in the area of artificial intelligence, state police, among others. and is expected to be inaugurated next week Tuesday.

Quest For State Police
There have been clamour for state police as Nigeria grapples with worsening security challenges such as kidnapping and banditry.

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had on Monday, restated their position on state policing, as the solution to the country’s worsening security situation, lamenting that Nigeria is “almost on the road to Venezuela”.

Also, regional socio-political groups such as Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Middle Belt Forum, and the Northern Elders’ Forum, have repeatedly called for state police as solution the myriad of increasing security challenges confronting the nation.

Already, states in the South-West geopolitical zone have formed the Amotekun while their counterparts in the South-East also created state-owned security outfit Ebube Agu. The Benue Guards has also been operational in Benue State in the North Central while states like Katsina, Zamfara and other bandit-prone sub-nationals have also come up with similar state-established outfits.

However, these outfits have not been effective as anticipated as they don’t have the backing of the Federal Government or the Presidency while states continue to demand that Amotekun, Ebube Agu and others are granted license to bear assault rifles like AK-47 to confront lethal gun-toting marauders.

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123yes:
What Nigerians want is nit 37 man constitutional review committee but a nation conference for all tribes to gather and work out a document. Or. They review President Jonathan'@s national conference Buhari said it belongs to archives.

Jnas:
This will be the best Legacy of this Administration if it happens

Jnas:
This will be the best Legacy of this Administration if it happens

designking:
The current leadership of the APC don't have the political will to truly reform major misnormal of this country.

Two major constitutional review I look forward to is the Local government Autonomy and Autonomy of State Judiciary

LegendHero:
Nice one.

The state police was rejected by the NASS during the last administration. I hope they pass it this time around.

My fear is just that the governors should not flop in handling those police and make crime skyrocket now and now come back to blame FG for allowing state police in the first place.

Every policy is good on paper in Nigeria. Naira float removal was the main song everyone was singing only to come and start blaming the president after seeing the effect of their darling Naira float.