The Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, has secured approval from 24 of Nigeria’s 36 state Houses of Assembly, meeting the constitutional threshold required to advance the proposed dual policing system.
The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill announced this on Friday in a statement by its chairman, Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila.
The group commended the state legislatures for approving the amendment and the National Assembly for passing it through both chambers.
It said the amendment could now be returned to the National Assembly for transmission to President Bola Tinubu for assent, in line with Section 9 of the Constitution.
The proposed reform seeks to establish a dual policing structure comprising the Federal Police Service and State Police Services, with the aim of strengthening security at the grassroots.
The working group also disclosed that the draft National Policing Bill, 2026, and 29 consequential amendment bills were undergoing legislative drafting review and validation at the Federal Ministry of Justice.
The ministry is expected to return the validated bills to the group on or before October 30, 2026, after which the group will give them final consideration before presenting them to the President.
The group urged stakeholders to support a smooth transition to the proposed dual policing system.