State police: Senate sets November 17 deadline for four states

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The Senate has given four remaining state assemblies a November 17 deadline to submit reports on the proposed creation of state police, says Senator Bamide Read More:…

The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, on Sunday said four remaining state Houses of Assembly had until Tuesday, November 17, to submit their reports on the proposed creation of state police, ahead of the National Assembly’s resumption.

Bamidele said 32 state assemblies had approved the State Police (Constitution Alteration) Bill, 2026, adding that the National Assembly was expecting reports from the remaining four assemblies before proceeding with the next stage of the constitutional amendment process.

He disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja after receiving The Sun Senator of the Year Award for his contributions to parliamentary leadership and lawmaking.

The Senate Leader, who was presented with the award by the founder of The Sun Publishing Limited and Chairman of the South-East Development Commission, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, said the proposed establishment of state police had moved beyond years of political debate and was gradually becoming a reality.

According to him, the National Assembly had crossed the constitutional threshold required for the proposed amendment under Section 9(2) of the 1999 Constitution.

He said, “As shown in the records of the National Assembly, no fewer than 32 State Houses of Assembly have approved the State Police (Constitution Alteration) Bill, 2026. With this, we have successfully crossed the constitutional threshold under Section 9(2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).

“We are now expecting four State Houses of Assembly to turn in their reports on or before the National Assembly reconvenes on November 17, 2026. This suggests that next week is going to be decisive and defining in the National Assembly. Whether the remaining states turn in their reports or not, we must move forward and fulfil the aspiration of our people.

“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, His…

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