State Police: N’Assembly Receives Approval From 28 States, Prepares Bill For Tinubu’s Assent

The National Assembly has received approval from 28 State Houses of Assembly for the proposed establishment of state police, paving the way for the transmission of the constitutional amendment bill to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for assent.
The Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, confirming that the number of approving states had exceeded the constitutionally required threshold of 24.
The proposed legislation, known as the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, seeks to amend the Constitution to provide for the establishment of State Police Services and related matters.
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