Senate to Consider Bill on State Police This Week as National Assembly Moves to Amend 1999 Constitution
The Senate will this week begin consideration of a constitutional amendment to establish State Police across the federation.
Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, Leader of the 10th Senate, announced the development in an official statement issued by his Directorate of Media and Public Affairs today. He confirmed that the National Assembly has resolved to isolate the State Police provision from the broader ongoing constitutional review process and fast-track it into law due to its “national exigency.”
According to the statement, all key stakeholders including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, state governors, the National Assembly, and security chiefs are aligned on the need for State Police.
“Our position is very clear on state police. We are standing with Nigerians on the issue of state police. All strata of the federation have made it clear that there cannot be a better time to establish a state police than now,” Senator Bamidele said.
He added that the legislative week beginning Tuesday will be critical, with the State Police bill topping the Senate’s agenda.
Kanuri people are not in competition with any tribe their identity was built centuries ago in the heart of Borno through power, knowledge, and civilization.
To a Kanuri man, no tribe is greater than another. He stands as an equal never beneath anyone.
The name Kanuri, often interpreted culturally as “like light” (nūr), reflects enlightenment, royalty, and prestige the mark of a people long associated with leadership and scholarship.
When Usman dan Fodio began his reform movement, Borno was already a stronghold of Islam, with centuries of established religious practice and learning. It was not a place to be conquered ideologically, but one already grounded in the faith.
Kanuri identity does not seek validation. It is defined by history, sustained by strength, and carried with quiet confidence.
History is not noise it is evidence
MAMDANI: “I am young despite my best efforts to grow older. I am Muslim. I am a Democratic socialist.”
“And most damning of all, I refuse to apologize for any of this.”