Ogun, Delta, Plateau, Nasarawa assemblies approve State Police

•Presidential panel submits draft bill to Justice Ministry

The Ogun State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, passed a resolution supporting the consideration of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, on the establishment of State Police Services.

A similar development occurred on the floors of the Delta, Plateau and Nasarawa assemblies.

In Ogun, the passage of the resolution followed the presentation of the report of the Ad-hoc Committee on Constitutional Review chaired by a former Speaker, Rt Hon. Olakunle Oluomo, who presented the committee’s report on 26 clauses and sectional amendments to the constitution.

The House passed the resolution, titled: ‘H.R. No. 194/OG/2025- Consideration of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999) (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026 (Establishment of State Police Services)’.

Hon. Oluomo later moved the motion for the adoption of the committee’s report, seconded by Hon. Adegoke Adeyanju and supported by all the members through a voice vote.

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The House Leader, Hon. Yusuf Sherif, subsequently moved that the report be adopted as a resolution of the House, seconded by the Chief Whip, Omolola Bakare, and was unanimously supported by all the lawmakers through a voice vote.

The Speaker later directed that a clean copy of the resolution be transmitted to the National Assembly to communicate the state’s support for the establishment of State Police Services.

In Delta, the letter from the National Assembly seeking the consideration and concurrence of the assembly was read by the Speaker, Rt Hon. Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, who outlined the objective of the bill.

Other lawmakers spoke in favour of the bill and affirmed their support.

The Speaker then directed the Clerk of the House, Mr Otto Aghoghophia, to communicate the resolution of the House to the National Assembly accordingly.

In Plateau, the decision to approve the bill was made at plenary, presided over by the Speaker, Rt Hon. Naanlong Daniel, following the presentation of a committee’s report by Professor Theodore Bala Maiyaki, who represents the Qua’an-Pan South Constituency.

Following deliberations, the lawmakers adopted the committee’s recommendations and voted in support of the proposed amendment.

In Nasarawa, the Speaker of the Assembly, Dr Danladi Jatau, pronounced the approval during proceedings on the floor of the assembly in Lafia.

Jatau said, “We have endorsed the Sixth Alteration Bill, 2026, seeking to provide a constitutional framework for establishing State Police Services.

“Mr Clerk is hereby directed to communicate the resolution of the House to the National Assembly for further necessary action.”