The Osun State House of Assembly has considered a constitutional amendment Bill seeking the establishment of State Police Services across Nigeria.
The matter was deliberated upon on Tuesday, during the plenary session of the Assembly in Osogbo.
The Bill was transmitted to the state legislature by the National Assembly as part of the ongoing process to amend the 1999 Constitution and provide for the establishment of State Police Services.
Reading the communication before the lawmakers, the Speaker, Adewale Egbedun, said the proposed amendment had been forwarded to State Houses of Assembly across the federation for consideration and approval as part of the constitutional amendment process.
Egbedun explained that the participation of the state legislatures was necessary to advance the constitutional amendment process, adding that the Bill had been transmitted to the various Houses of Assembly for consideration in accordance with the required legislative procedure.
Contributing to the debate, Lawrence Adeoti, representing Ife-South State Constituency, Taofeek Olayiwola, representing Ede-South, Adewumi Adeyemi, representing Obokun, and Jeremiah Awoyeye, representing Ife-Central, expressed support for the proposed establishment of State Police Services.
The lawmakers described the proposal as timely, stressing that a state-based policing structure would provide an additional layer of security closer to communities and residents across the country.
They said, “The proposed establishment of State Police Services is timely because it will strengthen the security architecture of the country, particularly at the state and local government levels.”
According to the lawmakers, the proposed constitutional amendment would also improve the capacity of states to deploy security personnel in response to challenges within their respective jurisdictions.
“The establishment of State Police Services will enhance the ability of states to provide adequate security personnel and respond more effectively to security challenges within their respective jurisdictions,” they maintained.
Following the debate, the Majority Leader, Babajide Kofoworola, representing Ede-North State Constituency, moved a motion for the House to support the proposed constitutional amendment.
The motion was seconded by Tajudeen Adeyemi, representing Ifelodun State Constituency.
In another development, the Assembly dissolved into the Committee of the Whole to consider further the Osun State Park Management System Bill, 2026.
The Committee considered proposed amendments and corrections to the Bill, which were adopted to form part of the Bill.
Osun Assembly backs constitutional amendment for state police