Six state houses of assembly get till 15 November to tell National Assembly wetin dem decide about di proposed change for state police. Senate agree on di deadline for Wednesday, 4 November. Senate leader Opeyemi Bamidele name 30 state assemblies wey don agree. Na two more than di 28 wey clerk first count.
Di order of di notices explain why different figures show for two days. Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin read notice from Kamoru Ogunlana, di clerk of National Assembly. Di notice put di number at 29 by close of work on Tuesday. Bamidele read di list of 30 later for Wednesday sitting.
Nigeria get 36 states. Two-thirds mean 24 state assemblies need to agree. Di 30 for Bamidele list pass di number by six. Di other states still fit send official answer. Senate President Godswill Akpabio say if one assembly no answer before di deadline, dem go record say di assembly withhold approval.
Di difference matter. To give di six assemblies time no cancel votes wey don arrive. Senate no talk say all six don vote against di bill. Na how dem go record lack of reply after di deadline dem decide. E no tell us wetin every person for any of di states believe.
Reports from Wednesday sitting no agree on whether dem don send di bill. TheCable report say dem don send am to President Bola Tinubu. Channels Television describe di deadline as part of di process to send am. Neither report confirm say president don sign. Senate count and president signature no be di same event.
Wetin e mean for you. Na di remaining state assemblies get di 15 November deadline. E no be date for residents to register with police or for officers to resume duty. If you dey follow who go police your community, separate di decision about di bill from any later announcement on how dem go carry am out.