The Senate on Wednesday passed the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) (State Police) Bill, 2026, marking a major step towards the establishment of state police services across the country.
The bill scaled third reading after senators considered and voted on its provisions clause by clause during the Committee of the Whole.
In an unusual move ahead of the passage of the legislation, the Senate suspended its standing rules to allow non-members, referred to as “strangers” under parliamentary procedure, into the chamber.
Following the amendment of the rules, several state governors were admitted into the Senate chamber to observe proceedings on the State Police Bill, a constitutional amendment that has enjoyed strong backing from state governments and other stakeholders advocating the decentralisation of policing in the country.
The governors watched from designated seats as senators considered the bill clause by clause during the Committee of the Whole before
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