The Gombe State House of Assembly has handed the 1999 Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, in help of building state police to strengthen safety nationwide.
The invoice, comprising 26 clauses, was transmitted to the state meeting by the National Assembly on October 6, 2026, for concurrence in step with Section 9(2) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.
The proposed laws seeks to amend the Constitution to ascertain a authorized framework for a State Police Service, distinct from the Nigeria Police Force and below federal management.
LEADERSHIP studies that the meeting handed the invoice on Thursday after contemplating the report of its Ad-hoc Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution.
Upon receipt of the invoice, the House constituted a seven-member advert hoc committee, chaired by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Sadam Bello Sale, to look at the proposed amendments.
Presenting the committee’s report, Sale mentioned members had consulted related stakeholders as a part of their overview of the invoice.
He added that the report acquired the help of a two-thirds majority of members, in accordance with Order 17, Rule 3 of the Gombe State House of Assembly Standing Orders, 2020.
During Thursday’s plenary, lawmakers thought of the report on the Committee of the Whole. They adopted suggestions to amend varied provisions of the Constitution, together with these referring to the institution and operation of state police companies separate from the federal police.
The passage locations Gombe among the many states whose legislatures have endorsed the proposed constitutional adjustments to ascertain state police as a part of efforts to deal with Nigeria’s safety challenges.
Commenting on the invoice, the Speaker of the House, Abubakar Muhammad Luggerewo, mentioned members unanimously supported the proposed authorized framework for establishing state police, noting that it could strengthen safety within the nation.
He recommended the lawmakers for his or her dedication and resilience.
The seven-member committee includes Hon. Sadam Bello Sale, Hon. Musa Buaba, Hon. Shuaibu Adamu Haruna, Hon. Golkos Gaius Gaji, Hon. Abdullahi Abubakar, Hon. Muhammad Tahir and Hon. Adamu Sale Pata.
Barr. Hauwa Abdullahi and Barr. Babadidi J. Mele served as secretaries to the committee.
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