By Solomon OKPO | The Evangelist News Desk
The Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, seeking to pave the way for the establishment of state police in Nigeria, has secured the approval of 24 state Houses of Assembly, meeting the constitutional threshold required for its passage, the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill has said.
The group disclosed this on Friday, stating that the bill had received the backing of at least two-thirds of Nigeria’s 36 state Houses of Assembly, as required by the Constitution for constitutional amendments.
The development represents a significant step in the ongoing efforts to reform Nigeria’s policing system and create a constitutional framework for the establishment of state police services across the federation.
Section 9 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, provides for constitutional amendments to be approved by at least two-thirds of the state Houses of Assembly, alongside the required support of the National Assembly.
The approval by 24 state legislatures therefore meets the two-thirds state assembly requirement for the proposed amendment, although the completion of the constitutional amendment process depends on the fulfilment of all other applicable requirements.
The statement was attributed to Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, in connection with the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill. Further details on the next steps in the legislative process were not provided in the brief statement.
