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The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill has said on Friday that the Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, has secured approval from at least two-thirds of the 36 state Houses of Assembly, meeting the legal threshold.
The group’s chairman and Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this in a statement. Gbajabiamila commended the state assemblies for supporting the proposed reform and thanked the National Assembly for passing the amendment in both chambers.
“The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill notes with satisfaction that the Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, providing for a dual policing system, has been approved by 24 State Houses of Assembly, meeting the constitutional threshold of two-thirds of the 36 states,” the statement said.
The group said the amendment can now return to the National Assembly for transmission to President Bola Tinubu for assent, in line with Section 9 of the Constitution.
The approval is expected to provide constitutional backing for the proposed dual policing structure. The framework would comprise a National Police Service and State Police Services, aiming to improve grassroots security.
Meanwhile, the draft National Policing Bill, 2026, and related amendment bills are undergoing legislative drafting review and validation at the National Ministry of Justice. The working group expects the ministry to return the validated bills by Friday, October 30, 2026. The group will then give the bills final consideration before presenting them to the President.
Gbajabiamila had announced on October 19 that the group had completed the drafting stage of its assignment. It submitted the draft National Policing Bill, alongside 29 consequential amendment bills, to the Ministry of Justice for review and validation.
The review is intended to ensure that the proposed laws meet legislative drafting standards and do not conflict with existing laws.
“The Working Group urges all stakeholders to support a smooth transition to a dual policing system that makes Nigerians safer,” the statement added.
If approved and implemented, the proposed framework would establish national and state police services under a new constitutional and legislative structure.
PRESIDENTIAL WORKING GROUP APPLAUDS AS STATE POLICE AMENDMENT CLEARS CONSTITUTIONAL THRESHOLD IN STATE ASSEMBLIES
The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill notes with satisfaction that the Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, providing for a dual policing system, has been approved by 24 State Houses of Assembly, meeting the constitutional threshold of two-thirds of the 36 states.
The Working Group commends the State Houses of Assembly for their decisive action on this reform of national importance and appreciates the National Assembly for passing the amendment in both chambers.
In line with Section 9 of the Constitution, the amendment can now be returned to the National Assembly for transmission to Mr President for assent.
The approval gives constitutional backing to the policing framework that the Working Group’s draft National Policing Bill, 2026 is designed to implement.
The Working Group’s efforts remain on track. The draft Bills are currently undergoing legislative drafting review and validation at the Federal Ministry of Justice and are expected to be returned on or before Friday, 30th October 2026. Thereafter, the Group will give them final consideration before presenting them to Mr President.
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The Working Group urges all stakeholders to support a smooth transition to a dual policing system that makes Nigerians safer.
FEMI GBAJABIAMILA, CFR
Chief of Staff to the President
Chairman, Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill
October 23, 2026— Femi Gbajabiamila (@femigbaja) October 23, 2026
