President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has disclosed that about 30 state Houses of Assembly had endorsed the proposed constitution amendment to establish state police. He spoke when members of Arewa Revival Project, a northern youth organisation with membership across the 19 northern states, visited him at his office in Abuja on Wednesday.

He expressed confidence that the amendment process was nearing completion, adding that the establishment of state police would complement existing security structures and enhance efforts to address the country’s security challenges. According to him, the proposed reform would improve the country’s capacity to tackle insecurity by bringing policing closer to communities. Akpabio expressed optimism that Nigeria could soon adopt a decentralised policing system to strengthen national security.

He urged the youth to intensify grassroots mobilisation for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, stating that continuity in government would allow the administration’s economic reforms and security policies to produce the desired results. Akpabio also called on the Nigerian youth to rise above what he described as paid social media propaganda against the administration. He said the president had taken significant steps to diversify the economy, reform the tax system, and address longstanding structural problems.

He explained, “As I speak with you now, for the first time in the history of Nigeria, it may not take us a month before we have a state police system, a decentralised policing in the country, because about 30 states have endorsed the amendment to the Nigerian constitution to bring about a state police system, which will further increase the security of the nation.” The Senate President expressed optimism that Nigeria would overcome its security challenges, urging the youth to remain confident in the country’s future and to support efforts to restore peace and stability.

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