The Senate is expected to prioritise constitutional amendments, particularly the proposed establishment of state police, when lawmakers resume plenary on Tuesday.
The fatal Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Ondo State and the postponement of the National Security Summit are also expected to feature prominently in legislative discussions.
The lawmakers are further expected to deliberate on electoral reforms, insecurity and other pressing national challenges.
The Senate had postponed its two-day National Security Summit, initially scheduled for October 12 and 13, following the death of 25 officers and seven crew members in an Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State.
The Senate Leader and Chairman of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on the National Security Summit, Opeyemi Bamidele, announced the postponement in a statement issued in Abuja.
He said the decision was taken in honour of the victims and in accordance with the three-day national mourning declared by President Bola Tinubu.
The summit was planned to bring government officials, security experts and other stakeholders together to examine the country’s security challenges and develop practical solutions to protect lives and property.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Yemi Adaramodu, said lawmakers would also focus on constitutional reforms and other major national issues.
Speaking to journalists, Adaramodu said the proposed state police legislation remained a priority for the upper chamber.
He said, “Our priorities on resumption is about revisiting the constitutional amendments which we have put together. I am sure you are aware that we have sent the State Police bill to the State House of Assembly and we are expecting its return. So, we are going to expand on that and look into it.”
The National Assembly transmitted the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, seeking to establish State Police Services, to the 36 state Houses of Assembly on September 16 for consideration.
The proposal is part of ongoing efforts to amend the Constitution to provide a legal framework for state police amid persistent security challenges across the country.
The constitutional amendment requires approval by at least two-thirds of the state Houses of Assembly before it can proceed to presidential assent.
The Senate’s resumption is expected to provide an opportunity for lawmakers to assess the progress of the proposed amendment and determine the next steps for the postponed security summit.
President Tinubu has also ordered a thorough investigation into the Air Force aircraft crash and directed that national flags be flown at half-mast during the mourning period.
