Senate to transmit State Police Bill to Tinubu this week after 32 states’ nod

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The National Assembly is expected to transmit the proposed State Police (Constitution Alteration) Bill, 2026, to President Bola Tinubu for ...

The National Assembly is expected to transmit the proposed State Police (Constitution Alteration) Bill, 2026, to President Bola Tinubu for assent this week, following its approval by at least 32 State Houses of Assembly.

Opeyemi Bamidele, Senate Leader, disclosed this on Sunday, saying the constitutional amendment had secured the required support from state legislatures to proceed to the next stage of the process.

Bamidele said the National Assembly had crossed the constitutional threshold stipulated under Section 9(2) of the 1999 Constitution, which requires approval by at least two-thirds of the 36 State Houses of Assembly for a constitutional amendment.

“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 Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for assent,” he said.

“This is a responsibility we must consciously discharge on behalf of our constituents and in the interest of national peace, progress, and stability.”

The Senate Leader who according to the statement spoke on Friday night while receiving The Sun Senator of the Year Award, presented by Orji Kalu, founder of The Sun Publishing Limited and chairman of the South East Development Commission.

He described the development as a significant breakthrough in Nigeria’s long-running debate over the decentralisation of its policing structure, saying the proposal had moved from years of unsuccessful attempts to a point where its implementation was becoming possible.

Bamidele said the development marked the culmination of more than 15 years of unsuccessful attempts to reform Nigeria’s policing system, describing the proposed amendment as a transition from years of debate to the possibility of implementation.

He said four additional State Houses of Assembly were expected to submit their reports when the National Assembly resumes on Tuesday, November 17, but maintained that their outstanding submissions would not delay the…

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