NASS to transmit state police invoice to Tinubu as 28 states endorse constitutional modification

The National Assembly says it should ship the constitutional modification invoice searching for to determine state police providers to President Bola Tinubu for assent after 28 state Houses of Assembly authorised it, surpassing the required minimal of 24.

Kamoru Ogunlana, Clerk to the National Assembly, introduced the event in a signed assertion on Tuesday. He stated his workplace had obtained and verified reviews from the 28 state assemblies approving the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill.

The clerk despatched the invoice to all 36 state Houses of Assembly on September 16, 2026, asking them to contemplate it and talk their choices inside 30 days. Ogunlana stated the deadline elapsed on October 15, however his workplace would proceed to just accept reviews till the invoice was transmitted for assent.

“This represents more than the constitutionally prescribed threshold of not less than two-thirds of the 36 State Houses of Assembly, equivalent to 24 States, as required under Section 9 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999,” he stated.

The clerk’s workplace reviewed the reviews alongside the accompanying votes and proceedings to verify their authenticity and guarantee they precisely mirrored the selections of the respective state assemblies.

Ogunlana additionally clarified that Section 9 of the Constitution doesn’t expressly require a 3rd studying for a constitutional modification invoice, not like the process for abnormal payments. With the required state approvals secured, the National Assembly stated it was finishing the executive steps wanted to ship the invoice to Tinubu for assent in accordance with the Acts Authentication Act.

The National Assembly thanked the state legislatures for his or her cooperation and well timed responses, describing the proposed modification as a big step in the direction of strengthening Nigeria’s safety preparations and deepening its federal system. The clerk’s workplace stated it could proceed to offer updates because the modification course of progressed.