National Assembly Confirms 28 States Have Approved State Police Bill
The National Assembly has confirmed that 28 State Houses of Assembly have approved the proposed constitutional amendment seeking to establish state police in Nigeria.
The confirmation comes more than two weeks after the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, announced that 24 states had endorsed the proposal.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, said the figure followed the receipt and verification of reports submitted by the respective state legislatures.
The announcement provides an official update amid conflicting figures previously released by senior government and legislative officials, including Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, who had separately put the number of approving states at 30.
Ogunlana explained that the approvals relate to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, which seeks to provide a legal framework for the establishment of State Police Services and related matters.
He said, “Following the receipt and verification of the reports, the Office confirms that 28 State Houses of Assembly have approved the Bill.”
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