State Police: Nasarawa Assembly joins 11 other states to approve bill
Nasarawa’s approval brings to 12 the number of state assemblies that have endorsed the proposed amendment The post State Police: Nasarawa Assembly joins 11 other states to approve bill appeared first on Premium Times…
The push for state police is part of a long-debated constitutional amendment aimed at decentralising Nigeria's policing structure, which currently operates under a single federal force overseen from Abuja. Proponents argue that state police would improve response times and local security intelligence, particularly amid rising banditry, kidnapping and communal clashes across the country, while critics have raised concerns about possible abuse by governors and the cost of funding additional police structures. For such an amendment to take effect, it must pass the National Assembly and then be ratified by at least two-thirds (24) of the 36 state houses of assembly, making the tally of state-level approvals a closely watched indicator of the bill's progress.
Coverage of the process has varied in detail: some reports, like Premium Times, focus on individual states such as Nasarawa reaching the approval list, while others, like Vanguard, offer a broader national count and regional breakdown, noting the pace of approval differs between northern and southern states. Not yet detailed in the coverage is a firm timeline for when the remaining states are expected to vote, or how the amendment would be implemented once the required threshold is met.