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TINUBU SENDS STATE POLICE AMENDMENT BILL TO SENATE

June 23, 2026 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

President Bola Tinubu has sent a Constitution Alteration Bill to the National Assembly, seeking the establishment of state police.

The bill seeks to amend relevant provisions of the 1999 Constitution to create a legal framework for state police across the federation.

This is coming after repeated calls by the President for constitutional reforms to enable states to play a greater role in securing their territories.

Recall that in February, the president asked the National Assembly to amend the Constitution to accommodate state police,

Tinubu described the reform as necessary to address terrorism, banditry and other security threats.

Similarly, on Democracy Day during his nationwide speech, Tinubu vowed that terrorists, bandits and their sponsors would face the full weight of the law, insisting that no mercy would be shown to enemies of the state.

According to him, over 13,000 terrorists had been neutralised within the last year, noting that terrorism-related deaths had fallen significantly compared to previous years.

The state police proposal has gained momentum in recent months, with both chambers of the National Assembly advancing constitutional amendment processes aimed at decentralising policing powers to the states.

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.