Daily Trust· 4h ago· 1 min read
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed an executive bill seeking to establish state police across the country after adopting the report of its Committee on Constitution Review, amid a walkout by members of the minority caucus.
President Bola Tinubu had transmitted the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) (State Police) Bill, 2026, to the House seeking constitutional approval for the establishment of state police services across the country.
The President said the proposed legislation seeks to amend the 1999 Constitution to provide the legal framework for the creation of state police as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture.
The chairman of the constitution review panel, Benjamin Kalu, while presenting a synopsis of the proposed constitutional amendment, explained that the amendment only provides the constitutional foundation…
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