23 July 2026 4:41 pm WAT
Minority Leader Fred Agbedi
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, passed the State Police Bill by voice vote amid protests by the minority caucus of the House.
Minority Leader Fred Agbedi, who led a walkout by some members of the opposition shortly after the approval of the committee’s report at the Committee of the Whole, said it was a violation of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), as well as the House Standing Orders, to resort to a voice vote to decide a constitutional alteration bill.
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