Ekiti Assembly passes state police bill

From Priscilla Ediare, Ado-Ekiti
The Ekiti State House of Assembly has passed a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to provide for the establishment of state police services across the country.
The House disclosed that the bill, known as the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, scaled its second and third readings during plenary.
At the plenary, all 21 lawmakers present supported its passage, signalling the Assembly’s endorsement of the proposed constitutional framework for decentralised policing.
The Speaker, Rt Hon Adeoye Aribasoye, following the passage, directed the Clerk of the House to transmit the bill to the National ...