The National Assembly has received approval from 28 State Houses of Assembly for the proposed constitutional amendment to establish State Police Services, exceeding the constitutionally required two-thirds majority of 24 states.
Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, confirming that his office had received and verified the resolutions and Votes and Proceedings of the approving legislatures.
The Constitution Alteration Bill was transmitted to the 36 state assemblies on September 16, 2026, for consideration, with October 15 set as the initial deadline for their decisions.
Ogunlana, however, said the National Assembly would continue to receive reports from other state assemblies until the bill is transmitted to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for assent.
He explained that Section 9 of the 1999 Constitution does not expressly require a Third Reading for constitutional amendment bills, unlike ordinary legislation.
According to him, necessary administrative procedures are ongoing to facilitate the transmission of the bill to the President in line with the Acts Authentication Act, 2004.
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