Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Committee on the Review of the 1999 constitution Benjamin Kalu on Monday confirmed that 24 State Assemblies have passed the bill.
The National Assembly may give the bill final passage when it resumes plenary between Tuesday and Thursday after receiving responses from the states.
While two third majority of the 36 states are required to pass a constitutional amendment bill 12 other states are yet to pass the bill.
Kalu said on his verified X-handle that the passage of the bill by 24 state Assemblies will bring policing closer to the Nigerian people.
Kalu said’ the State Police Bill has now been approved by 24 State Houses of Assembly. A major milestone for Nigeria’s security architecture and constitutional reform.
‘State Police will bring policing closer to the people improve local intelligence gathering speed up response to threats and let states design security strategies for their own unique challenges.
‘I commend the State Houses of Assembly for their commitment to this historic process and I thank President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR for his leadership and support for this reform.
‘I urge the State Assemblies to extend the same support to the other constitutional amendment bills that will be transmitted to them’.
States that has passed the bill include Adamawa Delta Edo Kwara Nasarawa Ogun Osun Enugu Anambra Imo Ekiti Kebbi Akwa Ibom Oyo Plateau Rivers Taraba Zamfara Bayelsa Benue Cross River Abia Yobe and Kaduna.
The 12 states that are yet to pass the bill as at 2.00pm on Monday October 26 2026 are Lagos Ondo Ebonyi Kogi Niger Borno Gombe Bauchi Jigawa Katsina Kano and Sokoto.