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State police: 28 assemblies don approve, na Tinubu signature remain
The bill wan amend the 1999 Constitution to provide for the establishment of State Police Services and other related matters.
State police: 28 assemblies don approve, na Tinubu signature remain
Each state go fot create dia own police

The National Assembly for Nigeria dey set to send the proposed State Police Bill to President Bola Tinubu for signature after dem finish to verify the approvals wey dem get from 28 state Houses of Assembly.

The Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, talk this one for statement on Tuesday, and e confirm say the number of state legislatures wey don approve the proposed constitutional amendment pass the constitutional required threshold of 24 states.

E talk say, "The office also don do the necessary administrative verification of the reports and the votes and proceedings wey follow dem to establish their authenticity and make sure say the records accurately reflect the decisions wey the respective state Houses of Assembly take.

"In view of the approvals wey dem secure from the required number of state Houses of Assembly, the necessary administrative processes dey go on to facilitate the transmission of the Bill to His Excellency, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for signature, in accordance with the Acts Authentication Act, CAP A2, (LEN) 2004."

The authentication process na key step towards sending the bill to the President for signature.

The bill wan amend the 1999 Constitution to provide for the establishment of State Police Services and other related matters, as calls dey increase for a decentralised policing system to address Nigeria worsening security challenges.