The Ondo State House of Assembly on Monday unanimously voted in help of the State Police after contemplating the constitutional modification bill transmitted to it by the National Assembly.
The House backed the bill after an intensive deliberation in plenary, presided over by the Speaker, Olamide Oladiji.
While presenting the bill’s suggestions, the Leader of the House, Olatunji Oshati, defined that state policing system is anticipated to enhance safety operations via a decentralised strategy that enables legislation enforcement to reply extra successfully to grassroots safety threats.
In his remarks, Mr Oladiji expressed optimism that the initiative would ease the operational strain on the prevailing federal police construction by offering a further layer of safety and bettering coordination in responding to threats.
According to him, past tackling crime, state policing is anticipated to strengthen intelligence -led policing by enabling safety personnel to develop nearer relationships with conventional rulers, group leaders, merchants, farmers, and different stakeholders.
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After the passage of the bill, the Speaker directed the Clerk of the Assembly to transmit it to the National Assembly alongside the observations made by the House.
Twenty-five states have to date permitted the Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, which offers for the institution of state police providers, satisfying the two-thirds majority requirement for its enactment as contained in Section 9 of the Nigerian Constitution.
The states are Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Kaduna, Kebbi and Kwara.
Others are Nasarawa, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara.
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