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The National Assembly has received approval from 28 State Houses of Assembly for the proposed establishment of state police, exceeding the constitutionally required threshold of 24 states. The Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, confirmed this in a statement, noting that the approvals pave the way for the transmission of the constitutional amendment bill to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for assent. 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. The bill was transmitted to the 36 State Houses of Assembly on September 16, 2026, for consideration and approval, with a request that their decisions be communicated to the National Assembly within 30 days.
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