The Presidency has fixed September 3, 2026, for the submission of the Executive Bill on the proposed state police to President Bola Tinubu, as work intensifies on a new legal framework for policing reforms in Nigeria.
The Chairman of the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill and Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this on Monday while briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
He said the drafting process would be completed within a seven-week timeline, after which the Executive Bill would be forwarded to President Tinubu for consideration.
Gbajabiamila explained that the working group would first subject the draft legislation to a broad consultation process before presenting it to the President.
According to him, the exercise is intended to give Nigerians the opportunity to examine the contents of the proposed bill and contribute to the legislative process.
He said the consultations would focus on the bill's provisions, including safeguards, funding mechanisms and transition arrangements for the proposed policing system.
The Chief of Staff also invited members of the public and relevant stakeholders to submit memoranda, position papers and practical recommendations that could strengthen the proposed legislation.
He noted that the government was committed to ensuring that the bill reflected the aspirations of Nigerians and benefited from extensive stakeholder engagement before its transmission to the National Assembly.
"The national consultation will allow Nigerians to engage with the actual clauses, safeguards, funding proposals and transition arrangements," Gbajabiamila said.
The proposed National Policing Bill is expected to provide the legal basis for the establishment of state police, a reform that has gained momentum amid increasing calls for a decentralised policing structure to address the country's security challenges.
The initiative is part of the Tinubu administration's broader efforts to reform Nigeria's security architecture and enhance the capacity of law enforcement agencies to tackle crime more effectively.
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