Osun Becomes First State To Approve State Police Bill As NASS Clarifies Transmission

The Osun State House of Assembly has become the first state legislature to approve the proposed constitutional amendment for the establishment of state police. The approval came on Tuesday, following transmission of the State Police Services Bill by the National Assembly to all 36 state Houses of Assembly for consideration.

The National Assembly clarified that the state police bill is the only constitutional alteration proposal transmitted to the states so far, dismissing reports suggesting the entire package of proposed amendments had been sent. In a statement titled “National Assembly Clarifies Transmission of Constitution Alteration Bill to State Houses of Assembly,” Clerk to the National Assembly Kamoru Ogunlana said the bill, formally the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, was transmitted to the states on September 16, 2026, and was prioritised due to widespread public concern over insecurity and policing. He said other Constitution Alteration Bills would follow once passed in identical form by both chambers of the National Assembly.

In Osun, Speaker Adewale Egbedun read the National Assembly’s request to lawmakers, and legislators including Lawrence Adeoti, Taofeek Olayiwola, Adewumi Adeyemi and Jeremiah Awoyeye backed the proposal, arguing it would strengthen security at the state and local government levels. Majority Leader Babajide Kofoworola moved the motion for adoption, seconded by Tajudeen Adeyemi, and the House unanimously approved the amendment. Lawmakers in Zamfara and Sokoto states have also begun considering the bill.