Senate Will Consider Final Report on State Police This Week- Leader, Opeyemi
The proposal would create a National State Police Commission and move to the 36 state assemblies after Senate approval, lawmakers said.
- On Monday, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele announced the National Assembly will prioritize the state police bill this week, with the Senate Committee on Constitution Review set to present its final report for approval before week's end.
- Persistent insecurity, including banditry and kidnapping, has driven renewed demand for localized policing, prompting regions to establish informal security outfits like Amotekun, Ebube Agu, and Hisbah in the absence of a formal structure.
- Federal lawmakers led by Senate Committee on Constitution Review Chairman Barau Jibrin held recent meetings with President Bola Tinubu, Attorney-General Lateef Fagbemi, and Inspector-General Olatunji Disu to align on the proposed framework.
- The framework establishes a National State Police Commission to regulate recruitment, training, and discipline; approval from two-thirds of the 36 State Houses of Assembly is required before President Tinubu grants assent.
- Senate plenary sessions on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays will address the proposal this week, though critics warn governors could exploit state police to harass political opponents and suppress dissent without proper safeguards.
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Senate to consider state police bill this week
The Senate has scheduled deliberations this week on constitutional amendments aimed at establishing State Police across Nigeria, with plans to transmit the proposal to the 36 State Houses of Assembly for consideration. Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday by his Directorate of Media and Public Affairs, saying stakeholders across the country are largely aligned on the need for decentralised polic…
Senate to consider bill on state police this week – Senate Leader
By Henry Umoru Disturbed by the increasing level of terrorism and banditry in the country, the Senate has declared that it will consider the amendments to the 1999 Constitution to provide for the establishment of State Police in the country this week. In a statement on Monday, the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, APC, Ekiti Central, said that after it is considered by the Senate, it would then be transmitted to the 36 State Houses of Ass…
National Assembly to approve state police this week — Senate Leader
“They had been in a series of meetings with the office of Attorney-General, with the chief of staff, the president, the inspector general of police and other stakeholders in the last one week, and that is why I can sit here to tell you that we're pursuing that this week." The post National Assembly to approve state police this week — Senate Leader appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
NASS Will Pass State Police Bill This Week – Senate Leader
Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has said the National Assembly will this week pass the constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police, describing the reform as long overdue amid worsening security challenges. In this interview with ADEBAYO FOLORUNSHO-FRANCIS, the lawmaker representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District also explains why the Senate rejected calls to
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