The National Assembly has formally transmitted the Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, to the 36 state Houses of Assembly, along with the State Police Bill and other bills, setting the stage for the next phase of proposed amendments to Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution. The state legislatures are now expected to consider the Bill and communicate their resolutions to the National Assembly. The transmission was carried out on Wednesday by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, in line with Section 9 of the Constitution, as amended. Among the major proposals contained in the Bill are the establishment of state police, financial autonomy for local governments, independent candidacy, electoral reforms, special legislative seats for women, and judicial reforms. The proposed state police framework seeks to introduce a dual policing structure comprising federal and state police services.
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