President Bola Ahmed Tinubu transmits a Constitution Alteration Bill to Nigeria’s Senate to create a legal framework for state police. Multiple outlets report that the bill seeks amendments to relevant provisions of the 1999 Constitution to enable states to establish and operate their own police services alongside the existing federal police. The proposal is described as part of a broader effort to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture and to decentralize policing powers. Sources also link the move to Tinubu’s earlier calls for constitutional reforms that would give states a greater role in securing their territories. Reporting notes that the state police idea has been gaining momentum in recent months, including steps within the National Assembly toward constitutional amendment processes related to decentralizing policing authority. The outlets collectively frame the bill as establishing a “dual policing” arrangement, rather than replacing federal policing. The measure is now before the Senate for consideration, debate, and potential approval through the constitutional amendment process.
Tinubu sends constitutional amendment bill to Senate to establish state police
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu transmits a Constitution Alteration Bill to Nigeria’s Senate to create a legal framework for state police. Multiple outlets report that the bill seeks amendments to relevan...
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sends a constitutional amendment bill to the Senate to establish state police.
- The bill seeks amendments to relevant provisions of Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution.
- The proposal is aimed at creating a legal framework for state police across the federation.
- The scheme is described as a dual policing structure: state police alongside federal police.
- The move follows Tinubu’s repeated calls for constitutional reforms giving states a greater security role.
The bill is designed to provide a legal framework for a dual policing structure in Nigeria, allowing states to establish and operate their own police services alongside the federal police. The post Tinubu sends State Police Amendment Bill to Senate appeared first on Vanguard News.
2 months agoPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded a Constitution Alteration Bill to the Senate seeking the establishment of state police across the federation. The proposed legislation, which seeks to amend relevant provisions of the 1999 Constitution, is aimed at creating the legal framework for state police as part of broader efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture. […] The post Tinubu Sends State Police Amendment Bill To Senate appeared first on Information Nigeria.
2 months agoPresident Tinubu urges the Senate to approve a constitutional amendment for state police, aiming to enhance security and establish a dual policing framework.
2 months agoPresident Bola Tinubu has sent a Constitution Alteration Bill to the National Assembly, seeking the establishment of state police. The bill seeks to amend relevant provisions of the 1999 Constitution to create a legal framework for state police across the federation. This is coming after repeated calls by the President for constitutional reforms to enable states to play a greater role in securing their territories. Recall that in February, the president asked the National Assembly to amend the Constitution to accommodate state police, Tinubu described the reform as necessary to address terrorism, banditry and other security threats. Similarly, on Democracy Day during his nationwide speech, Tinubu vowed that terrorists, bandits and their sponsors would face the full weight of the law, insisting that no mercy would be shown to enemies of the state. According to him, over 13,000 terrorists had been neutralised within the last year, noting that terrorism-related deaths had fallen significantly compared to previous years. The state police proposal has gained momentum in recent months, with both chambers of the National Assembly advancing constitutional amendment processes aimed at decentralising policing powers to the states.
2 months agoPresident Bola Tinubu has sent a Constitution Alteration Bill to the National Assembly, seeking the establishment of state police. DAILY POST reports that the bill seeks to amend relevant provisions of the 1999 Constitution to create a legal framework for state police across the federation. This is coming after repeated calls by the President for […] Tinubu sends state police amendment bill to Senate
2 months agoPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded a Constitution Alteration Bill to the Senate seeking the establishment of state police across the federation. The post Tinubu sends state police amendment bill to Senate appeared first on Vanguard News.
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