The National Assembly has clarified that only the Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to establish State Police Services has so far been transmitted to the 36 State Houses of Assembly for consideration and approval.
The clarification was contained in a statement signed by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, Esq., on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
Ogunlana recalled that the National Assembly had on September 16 informed the public that the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, titled “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Provide for the Establishment of State Police Services; and for Related Matters,” had been transmitted to the 36 State Houses of Assembly.
He, however, stressed that the transmission applied only to the State Police Services Bill and not to the other Constitution Alteration Bills currently before the National Assembly.
“For the avoidance of doubt, it is only this particular Constitution Alteration Bill that has so far been transmitted to the State Houses of Assembly,” the statement said.
The Clerk described as incorrect any suggestion that all the Constitution Alteration Bills before the National Assembly had already been forwarded to the states.
According to him, the decision to prioritise the State Police Services Bill followed widespread public demands and concerns over security and policing across the country.
He explained that the remaining Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bills would be transmitted to the 36 State Houses of Assembly after they had been passed in identical form by both chambers of the National Assembly, in accordance with the constitutional amendment process.
Ogunlana reaffirmed the commitment of the National Assembly to conducting the ongoing Constitution Alteration process transparently, responsibly and in accordance with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution.
He urged members of the public and the media to rely on official communications from the National Assembly for accurate information on the status and transmission of the various Constitution Alteration Bills.
