The Kebbi State House of Assembly has obtained a proposed constitutional modification to ascertain state police providers for consideration and approval.
The bill was transmitted to the meeting by the National Assembly by means of a letter dated September 16, 2026, signed by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, and addressed to the Speaker of the Kebbi Assembly, Salihu Maikasuwa Dangoje.
The Majority Leader of the meeting, Faruku Aliyu Nassarawa Jega learn the letter throughout Tuesday’s plenary session.
Jega stated the Senate handed the bill on June 24, 2026, whereas the House of Representatives handed it on July 23, 2026.
The proposed modification seeks to supply a constitutional framework for establishing state police providers whereas retaining the Nigeria Police Force because the federal police service.
The letter said that the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives directed the bill’s transmission to state assemblies consistent with Section 9(1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.
The National Assembly urged the Kebbi Assembly to contemplate the bill expeditiously and talk its determination to facilitate the constitutional modification course of.
At least 24 of Nigeria’s 36 state assemblies should approve a constitutional modification earlier than it could possibly proceed to the President for assent.
The Kebbi Assembly has referred the bill to its Committee on Internal Security for consideration. The committee is anticipated to deliberate on the proposal and make suggestions to the House.
