Ekiti Assembly Passes State Police Bill, Transmits Document, Observations To NAss

The Ekiti State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed State Police Bill.
The bill was passed after scaling second and third readings following robust debate during a plenary session, with all 21 lawmakers present supporting its passage.

This signalled the Assembly’s endorsement of the proposed constitutional framework for decentralised policing.

The passed bill is the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, seeking provision for the establishment of State Police Services in Nigeria.

The Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adeoye Aribasoye, directed the Clerk of the House to transmit the document to the National Assembly, alongside t...