28 states approve State Police Bill as National Assembly prepares to transmit to Tinubu

The National Assembly has confirmed that 28 State Houses of Assembly have accredited the proposed constitutional modification searching for to determine state police throughout Nigeria.

The affirmation was contained in a press release issued on Tuesday by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, following the verification of studies submitted by the state legislatures.

Ogunlana mentioned the 28 approvals exceeded the constitutional requirement of two-thirds of the 36 state assemblies, which quantities to 24 states, for a constitutional modification to proceed.

He mentioned, “Following the receipt and verification of the reports, the office confirms that 28 State Houses of Assembly have approved the Bill.”

The proposed laws, generally known as the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, Sixth Alteration Bill, 2026, seeks to supply for the institution of State Police Services and associated issues.

According to the Clerk, the National Assembly transmitted the invoice to the 36 state assemblies on September 16, 2026, requesting that their selections be communicated inside 30 days.

Although the deadline elapsed on October 15, Ogunlana mentioned his workplace would proceed to obtain studies from state assemblies till the invoice is transmitted for presidential assent.

He defined that the workplace had carried out administrative verification of the submitted studies and accompanying Votes and Proceedings to determine their authenticity.

The affirmation comes amid earlier conflicting figures from senior authorities and legislative officers.

On October 23, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, introduced that 24 state assemblies had accredited the proposed modification.

However, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele subsequently put the determine at about 30 states.

Bamidele had additionally disclosed on October 29 that the National Assembly meant to finish the remaining legislative levels and transmit the modification to Tinubu for assent on or earlier than December 2026.

Ogunlana mentioned the mandatory administrative processes have been already underway to facilitate the transmission of the invoice to the President.

Recall that the proposed state police system is predicted to function alongside the present federal policing construction, with the goal of strengthening safety and enhancing responses to prison actions throughout the nation.

Recently, Nigeria has continued to grapple with safety challenges, together with banditry, kidnapping, terrorism and communal violence, prompting renewed requires decentralisation of the nation’s policing system.