The Senate has deferred the alteration of the Constitution for the decentralisation of policing in Nigeria, which will facilitate the establishment of State Police, with a promise to televise it live.
The Senate said the alteration of the Constitution will be televised live to enable members of the public to be a part of it.
The consideration of the report was fixed for Tuesday, but was deferred due to the death of a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yaya Bauchi Tongo, the representative of Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency of Gombe State.
The Senate had formally notified lawmakers of the sitting through a memo issued on June 15, 2026 by the Clerk of the Senate, Emmanuel Odo.
The notice indicated that the session was convened at the instance of the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to deliberate on matters considered critical to the nation’s stability and security.
According to the notice, the emergency session would focus on issues of urgent national importance, particularly national security and other pressing concerns requiring immediate legislative intervention.
