NASS Dispels Reports, Says Only State Police Bill Transmitted to States
The National Assembly has clarified that only the Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to establish State Police Services has so far been transmitted to the Houses of Assembly of the 36 states for consideration and approval.
The clarification was contained in a statement signed by Kamoru Ogunlana, Esq., Clerk to the National Assembly, on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
Ogunlana said the National Assembly had on Wednesday, September 16, informed the public that the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, titled “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Provide for the Establishment of State Police Services; and for Related Matters,” had been transmitted to the 36 State Houses of Assembly.
He stressed that only the State Police Services Bill had been transmitted, dismissing reports or perceptions suggesting that all the Constitution Alteration Bills before the National Assembly had been forwarded to the states.
“For the avoidance of doubt, it is only this particular Constitution Alteration Bill that has so far been transmitted to the State Houses of Assembly,” the statement said.
“It is therefore incorrect to suggest or create the impression that all the Constitution Alteration Bills before the National Assembly have been transmitted to the States.”
According to the Clerk, the decision to accord priority to the State Police Services Bill was in response to widespread public demands and concerns over security and policing in the country.
He explained that the other Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bills before the National Assembly would be transmitted to the 36 State Houses of Assembly after they had been passed in identical form by both chambers of the National Assembly, in line with the constitutional amendment process.
Ogunlana said the National Assembly remained committed to ensuring that the ongoing Constitution Alteration process was conducted transparently, responsibly and in accordance with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution.
He urged members of the public and the media to rely on official communications from the National Assembly for accurate information on the status and transmission of the various Constitution Alteration Bills.
