Ogun meeting passes state police invoice

Ogun state House of Assembly has handed a decision supporting the consideration of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, on the institution of State Police Services.

The House handed the decision, titled: “H.R. No. 194/OG/2025- Consideration of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ( 1999) (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026 (Establishment of State Police Services)”.

The passage of the decision held at Tuesday’s plenary, adopted the presentation of the report of the Ad-hoc Committee on Constitutional Review chaired by a former Speaker, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo, who  offered the committee’s report on 26 clauses and sectional amendments to the Constitution.

Rt. Hon. Oluomo took the proposed amendments one after the opposite, with members voting in favour of all of the clauses and sections contained within the amendments.

The proposed amendments coated completely different points of the invoice, together with the substitution, insertion and alteration of particular constitutional provisions.

The lawmaker later moved the movement for the adoption of the committee’s report, seconded by Hon. Adegoke Adeyanju and supported by all of the members via a voice vote.

The House Leader, Hon. Yusuf Sherif, subsequently moved that the report be adopted as a decision of the House, seconded by the Chief Whip, Omolola Bakare, and was unanimously supported by all of the lawmakers via a voice vote.

In his remarks, Speaker Elemide, famous that the Assembly joined different State Houses of Assembly throughout the nation in supporting the institution of State Police; describing the Assembly’s determination as historic.

He added that the passage of the decision mirrored the place of the lawmakers and the folks of the State in supporting the institution of State Police to strengthen safety, via improved safety measures in defending the lives and property of the citizenry, thereby selling the social well-being and financial growth of the State.

The Speaker later directed {that a} clear copy of the decision be transmitted to the National Assembly to speak the  State’s assist for the institution of State Police Services.