The House of Representatives has withdrawn its proposed constitutional amendment bill seeking the establishment of state police, opting instead to consider a similar proposal submitted by President Bola Tinubu through the Executive.
The decision was announced during Tuesday’s plenary, where lawmakers agreed to discontinue work on the House-sponsored bill in favour of the Executive-backed legislation, which has already been introduced before the National Assembly.
The move is expected to streamline the legislative process by allowing lawmakers to focus on a single constitutional amendment aimed at creating state police across the country. The Executive proposal is part of broader efforts to reform Nigeria’s policing system and address growing security challenges.
President Tinubu had earlier transmitted the state police amendment bill to the National Assembly, urging lawmakers to amend the Constitution to provide a legal framework for the establishment of state police.
If approved by the National Assembly and subsequently ratified by at least two-thirds of the 36 State Houses of Assembly, the constitutional amendment would pave the way for the creation of state-controlled police forces in Nigeria.
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