House of Reps Passes State Police Bill, Awaits Senate, States Assembly Ratification
The House of Representatives has passed the constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police in Nigeria.
Lawmakers voted and passed the bill during Thursday’s plenary.
The House adopted the report on the proposed establishment of state police and approved 18 constitutional amendment clauses.
The report was adopted during Thursday’s plenary session presided over by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas.
The approved clauses formed part of recommendations considered by lawmakers during deliberations on constitutional amendments aimed at strengthening governance, security, and institutional effectiveness across the country. It now heads to the Senate and requires ratification by at least 24 State Houses of Assembly to become law.
