Nigeria to submit state police bill to president
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on ThisDay
Nigeria’s Parliament submits to President Bola Tinubu the constitutional amendment bill creating police services for the states. The bill was approved by 29 of the 36 state legislative assemblies, exceeding the required two-thirds threshold, according to Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu.
Nigeria will submit to President Bola Tinubu the constitutional bill establishing state police, after it was approved by 29 of the 36 assemblies of the federated states. Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu announced on Wednesday 4 November 2026 that the Clerk of the National Assembly would submit the bill to the president for assent, according to Nigerian daily newspaper ThisDay.
The bill aims to decentralise the organisation of policing between the federal government and the states, amid deteriorating security in Nigeria. Benjamin Kalu said the bill had passed the mandatory two-thirds threshold required for amendments to the 1999 Constitution.
The procedure also requires approval from both chambers of the National Assembly and ratification by at least two-thirds of the state assemblies. The creation of state police must therefore still receive presidential assent before it comes into force.
