By Fatima Saka
The National Assembly has clarified that the State Police Services Bill is the only proposed constitutional amendment so far transmitted to the 36 State Houses of Assembly for consideration.
The clarification followed reports suggesting that all the Constitution Alteration Bills before the National Assembly had already been forwarded to the state legislatures.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, the Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, said the National Assembly had earlier announced on September 16 that the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, seeking to establish State Police Services, had been transmitted to all 36 State Houses of Assembly.
Ogunlana stressed that the transmission was limited to the State Police Services Bill and did not cover the other constitutional amendment proposals currently before the National Assembly.
“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,” he said.
He described as incorrect any suggestion that all the Constitution Alteration Bills had been transmitted to the states, saying such an impression could misrepresent the actual stage of the ongoing constitutional review process.
According to him, the decision to give priority to the State Police Services Bill was informed by widespread public demands and concerns over security and policing across the country.
The Clerk explained that the remaining Constitution (Sixth 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.
He said the procedure was in accordance with the constitutional requirements governing the amendment of the 1999 Constitution.
The clarification comes amid heightened public attention to the proposed establishment of state police as part of efforts to address Nigeria’s security challenges.
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Ogunlana said the National Assembly remained committed to conducting the Constitution Alteration process transparently and responsibly and in strict compliance 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.
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