The Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, offering for a twin policing system in Nigeria, has secured approval from 24 State Houses of Assembly, assembly the constitutional requirement of two-thirds of the 36 states.
The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill disclosed this in a press release issued on Friday by the Chief of Staff to the President and Chairman of the Working Group, Femi Gbajabiamila.
The Working Group recommended the State Houses of Assembly for his or her motion on the constitutional modification, describing it as a reform of nationwide significance.
It additionally acknowledged the National Assembly for passing the modification in each chambers.
According to the assertion, the modification can now be returned to the National Assembly for transmission to President Bola Tinubu for assent, consistent with Section 9 of the Constitution.
The approval gives constitutional backing for the policing framework that the Working Group’s draft National Policing Bill, 2026, is designed to implement.
The Working Group disclosed that the draft payments are at present present process legislative drafting assessment and validation on the Federal Ministry of Justice.
It stated the payments are anticipated to be returned to the Working Group on or earlier than Friday, October 30, 2026, for ultimate consideration earlier than presentation to the President.
The assertion added that the Working Group remained dedicated to advancing the method in direction of the implementation of a twin policing system.
It urged all stakeholders to help a easy transition to the proposed system, which it stated was supposed to make Nigerians safer.
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