The National Assembly has clarified that only the Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to establish State Police Services has been transmitted to the 36 State Houses of Assembly for consideration and approval.
The clarification was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, Esq.
Ogunlana recalled that the National Assembly had on Wednesday, September 16, announced the transmission of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, titled “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Provide for the Establishment of State Police Services; and for Related Matters” to the state legislatures. 
He said contrary to reports in some quarters, no other Constitution Alteration Bill has been forwarded to the states at this time.
“For the avoidance of doubt, it is only this particular Constitution Alteration Bill that has so far been transmitted to the State Houses of Assembly,” Ogunlana stated.
He added, “It is therefore incorrect to suggest or create the impression that all the Constitution Alteration Bills before the National Assembly have been transmitted to the States.”
According to him, the decision to give priority to the State Police Services Bill was informed by widespread public demands and growing concerns over security and policing across the country.
He explained that the remaining Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bills will be transmitted to the 36 State Houses of Assembly only after they have been passed in identical form by both the Senate and the House of Representatives, as required by law.
Ogunlana reaffirmed the commitment of the National Assembly to ensure that the ongoing constitution amendment process is conducted transparently, responsibly and in strict compliance with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution.
He urged members of the public and the media to rely solely on official communications from the National Assembly for accurate and up-to-date information on the status of Constitution Alteration Bills.
