The Ekiti State House of Assembly has confirmed receipt of the bill transmitted by the National Assembly seeking constitutional amendments to pave the way for the establishment of State Police Services in the country.
The Speaker of the Assembly, Adeoye Aribasoye, disclosed this at the weekend following a letter from the Office of the Clerk to the National Assembly, dated 16 September 2026, transmitting the bill to the state legislature for consideration and approval.
According to the letter, the bill, titled “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), to Provide for the Establishment of State Police Services and for Related Matters,” was passed by the Senate on 24 June 2026 and by the House of Representatives on 23 July 2026.
The National Assembly said the proposed constitutional alteration seeks, among other things, to provide the constitutional framework for the establishment of State Police Services while retaining the Nigeria Police Force as the Federal Police Service.
The letter, signed by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogmulana, Esq., urged the Ekiti Assembly to accord the bill expeditious consideration and communicate its resolution to the National Assembly at the earliest opportunity to facilitate the conclusion of the constitutional alteration process in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.
Responding, Aribasoye noted that the Ekiti Assembly was ready to commence the necessary legislative processes towards considering the bill, stressing that the lawmakers would accord it the required attention.
The Speaker explained that the bill would first undergo the necessary administrative processes before being listed by the House Rules and Business Committee for legislative consideration.
“This bill will now begin to undergo the administrative work. After we have completed the administrative work, we will then have its legislative consideration,” Aribasoye said.
He directed the Clerk of the House to ensure that all necessary administrative processes were concluded within one or two weeks so that the bill could be scheduled for consideration without unnecessary delay.
“Hopefully, next week we will be able to complete the administrative work. Once that is done, the Rules and Business Committee will list it for a scheduled date for consideration,” he said.
The Speaker further directed the Chairman of the Rules and Business Committee to work closely with the Clerk to ensure that a date was fixed promptly for the House to consider the bill once the administrative processes had been concluded.
“Clerk of the House, ensure that all necessary administrative work is done within one or two weeks. Let the administrative work be completed. And the Rules and Business Committee Chairman, please note that you and the Clerk should work hand in hand so that we can have a date as soon as our administrative work on the bill is over,” he directed.