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Nigeria state police constitutional amendment process

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2026-09-27 17:11 UTC → 2026-09-28 18:52 UTC · added removed

Nigerian state legislatures have begun continue the process of reviewing a constitutional amendment bill intended to establish state police services. The Following initial approvals in Osun and Edo states, the Rivers State House of Assembly was the first to approve the proposal, followed by has now unanimously approved the Edo State House Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026. All 25 members of Assembly, which passed the measure unanimously. Other states, including Ekiti and Jigawa, have confirmed receipt Rivers Assembly voted in favor of the bill, titled ‘A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of measure, with Speaker Martins Amaewhule stating the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), decision aims to Provide for improve the Establishment security of State Police Services lives and for Related Matters’. This legislation seeks to create a framework for state-level property by allowing subnational policing while maintaining the Nigeria Police Force as to complement the federal service. To amend In Ekiti State, Speaker Adeoye Aribasoye indicated that the 1999 Constitution, assembly is prepared to begin legislative processes, noting the bill requires concurrence from at least 24 of the 36 state assemblies. will first undergo administrative procedures. In Jigawa, Speaker Haruna Dangyatim pledged to complete the assembly’s review within a 30-day deadline set by the National Assembly. The Jigawa assembly has established formed a committee to examine the amendments and intends to consult with civil society and traditional rulers rulers. The proposed framework maintains the Nigeria Police Force as the federal service, with the federal police remaining the default service in any state until a state police service is lawfully established and civil society. Meanwhile, certified. Additionally, the amendment empowers the National Assembly has clarified that only the specific police bill has been transmitted to prescribe national minimum policing standards to ensure operational independence, human rights protections, and civilian control. To amend the states, rather than a broader package 1999 Constitution, the bill requires concurrence from at least 24 of constitutional alterations. the 36 state assemblies.

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  1. 2026-09-28 18:52 UTC Nigeria state police constitutional amendment process
  2. 2026-09-27 17:11 UTC Nigeria state police constitutional amendment process

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