The Senate has scheduled amendments to the 1999 Constitution to provide for the establishment of state police in Nigeria this week, with an indication that the bill will be transmitted to the 36 State Houses of Assembly for further legislation once passed. This was disclosed by Senate Leader Senator Opeyemi Bamidele in a statement on Monday.
Senator Bamidele said all stakeholders across the federation were aligned with the National Assembly on the establishment of state police, and the National Assembly had resolved to isolate the state police provision from the broader ongoing constitutional amendment and pass it separately due to its national urgency.
He confirmed that President Bola Tinubu and all state governors were in support of the bill, adding that the legislative week beginning Tuesday would be crucial for the Senate, as they came to the conclusion that they are going to pass the constitutional amendment to make provision for state police.
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Bamidele said the National Assembly leadership had held a series of meetings in the past week with the Office of the Attorney General, the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Inspector General of Police Tunji Disu, and other stakeholders expressed confidence that the bill was ready for passage.
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