Senate to Send State Police Bill to Tinubu by November 11

The Senate disclosed that the bill seeking the establishment of State Police services will be transmitted to President Bola Tinubu on November 11. This follows the concurrence of 30 states, as announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom North) during a plenary session.

Senate Leader Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti Central) read the names of the states that concurred, which include Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, and Zamfara. Six states (Oyo, Cross River, Abia, Niger, Benue, and Kano) are expected to respond within a week.

Akpabio urged for a specific timeframe for these states to communicate their decisions, highlighting the need for broad consultation on this significant constitutional amendment. The National Assembly has given all 36 state legislatures a 30-day window to respond, with a deadline set for November 15.