The Senate on Wednesday passed the constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police in Nigeria.
The lawmakers approved the bill after adopting a manual voting process during plenary.
Earlier, senators resolved to use manual voting for the consideration of the state police bill after the chamber’s electronic voting device developed a technical fault.
The decision followed concerns that some lawmakers could be disenfranchised if voting proceeded with the faulty system.
Under the manual voting arrangement, each senator stood up, announced their name and openly declared their position on the proposed state police framework.
The motion for the adoption of manual voting was moved by Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele.
The passage of the bill marks a significant step in the ongoing constitutional amendment process aimed at creating state police across the country.
