Today, July 26, the Upper Chamber began the move to change of name of the Nigerian Police Force to simply the Nigerian Police.
This is part of the recommendations in the 29 bills approved by the Senate in the ongoing Constitution amendment process.
Some stakeholders in the security sector have claimed that the if the word force is removed from the Nigerian Police, it will better drive home the reality that the police is really “your friend” especially because friends don’t need force, like the military, in relating with fellow friends.
However, the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, while commending his colleagues for job well done, said that the senate has laid the foundation for a new and better Nigeria by approving the 29 bills in the ongoing Constitution amendment process.
Saraki who spoke at the closing of electronic voting on the proposed amendments to the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria commended his colleagues for passing the recommended amendments. “I want to thank all our colleagues. I want to really commend and appreciate the efforts of our Deputy Senate President and all members of the Constitution Review Committee.
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“By these 29 Bills, Distinguished Senators, I will say that we have laid a new foundation for a new Nigeria that will be more committed, create opportunities for our young people and place us firmly among the nations of the world that are really prepared for the years ahead.
“What we have done today definitely is to lay the foundation for a far-reaching reform of our political, economic and social development. “To be part of that history is a great honour for all of us and I want to thank you, my colleagues. May God Almighty bless Nigeria,” he said.
He said the Senate will be remembered by posterity for having kept its promise to amend the Constitution and by concluding its own process in record time.
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