Kebbi Assembly receives bill seeking constitutional backing for state police
The Kebbi State House of Assembly has received a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at establishing state police services, which is now under review for approval.
The National Assembly forwarded the bill via a letter dated September 16, 2026, signed by Clerk Kamoru Ogunlana and addressed to Speaker Salihu Maikasuwa Dangoje. The Majority Leader of the assembly, Faruku Aliyu Nassarawa Jega, presented the letter during the plenary session on Tuesday.
Jega noted that the Senate approved the bill on June 24, 2026, followed by the House of Representatives, which passed it on July 23, 2026.
The proposed amendment seeks to create a constitutional basis for state police services while maintaining the Nigeria Police Force as the federal enforcement agency. As stated in the letter, both the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives have instructed the transmission of the bill to state assemblies in accordance with Section 9(1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.
The National Assembly has requested that the Kebbi Assembly consider the bill promptly and report its decision to aid the constitutional amendment process. To move forward, at least 24 of Nigeria’s 36 state assemblies must endorse the amendment before it reaches the President for final approval.
Currently, the Kebbi Assembly has referred the bill to the Committee on Internal Security for further examination. The committee is tasked with reviewing the proposal and making recommendations to the full House.
