The proposed legislation, which seeks to amend relevant provisions of the 1999 Constitution to provide a legal framework for the creation of state police across the federation, was formally announced on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday. Senate President Godswill Akpabio disclosed the development during plenary, informing lawmakers that the upper chamber would commence consideration of the bill on Wednesday. gov- Akpabio also revealed that state ernments had indicated their readiness to consider the constitutional amendment devel- once it is transmitted to them, a opment that could boost the …