The Osun State House of Assembly has become the first state legislature to approve the establishment of state police.
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Lawmakers of the Osun State House of Assembly, at plenary on Tuesday, unanimously approved the proposed constitutional amendment for the establishment of state police after deliberations.
The Speaker of the Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, earlier read a letter from the National Assembly, “requesting state Houses of Assembly across the federation to deliberate on and approve the proposed constitutional amendment.”
“The amendment had been forwarded to the House for its consideration and approval as part of the constitutional amendment process,” the Speaker further explained.
After the deliberations, the Assembly’s Majority Leader, Babajide Kofoworola, representing Ede North State Constituency, moved the motion for the House to support the proposed amendment. The motion was subsequently seconded by Tajudeen Adeyemi, representing Ifelodun State Constituency.
On September 16, 2026, the National Assembly announced the transmission of 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.”
Clerk of the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana in a clarification amid reports suggesting that the National Assembly had forwarded the entire package of proposed Constitution alterations to the state legislatures for consideration, said “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.”
According to him, the decision to prioritise the State Police Bill was in response to widespread public demands and concerns over security and policing in the country.
Ogunlana explained that the remaining Constitution Alteration Bills 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.
Nnamdi Maduakor is a Writer, Investor and Entrepreneur
