The National Assembly will transmit the State Police (Constitution Alteration) Bill to President Bola Tinubu for assent this week, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele has said.
Bamidele disclosed this in a statement issued by his Media
Directorate on Sunday.
According to him, the move would go ahead even though four
state houses of assembly are yet to submit their reports on the proposed
constitutional amendment.
He said the National Assembly was expecting the remaining
states to communicate their decisions before lawmakers reconvene on November
17, 2026.
“The absence of the remaining reports will not stop the
National Assembly from proceeding with the process,” Bamidele said.
According to him, at least 32 state houses of assembly have
approved the proposed amendment, exceeding the constitutional requirement of 24
states.
He described the development as a major step towards
establishing state police after more than 15 years of unsuccessful attempts to
reform Nigeria's policing system.
"We are now under obligation to transmit the State
Police (Constitution Alteration) Bill, 2026 to the President and
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for assent.
"This is a responsibility we must consciously discharge
on behalf of our constituents and in the interest of national peace, progress
and stability," he said.
The proposed amendment seeks to establish a Federal Police
Service and State Police Services, providing a constitutional framework for
decentralised policing in the country.
Bamidele explained that the proposal was not intended to
create ethnic or state armies but to establish state-led, community-based
policing under clear constitutional safeguards.
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