The Presidency has fixed September 3, 2026, as the deadline for submitting the proposed executive bill on the establishment of state police to President Bola Tinubu for consideration, marking a major step towards the long-awaited reform of Nigeria’s policing architecture.
Chairman of the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this on Monday after the inaugural meeting of the committee at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Gbajabiamila said the committee had adopted a seven-week work plan designed to produce a comprehensive legal framework for the implementation of state police across the federation.
He explained that the exercise, which commenced on July 27, would run until September 14, with clearly defined milestones to ensure the proposed legislation is thoroughly prepared before transmission to the National Assembly.
According to him, administrative and technical work on the draft bill has already begun.
“The approved work programme is a seven-week, milestone-driven exercise running from July 27 to September 14, 2026,” Gbajabiamila said.
“The resulting Executive Bill package is scheduled for presentation to the President on September 3.
“Subject to his approval, a national consultation on the completed draft will follow, after which the text and supporting materials will be revised and prepared for formal transmission to the National Assembly.”
He stressed that although the timeline was ambitious, it would not compromise the quality of the proposed legislation.
“The timetable is demanding, but it is not a shortcut,” he added.
President Tinubu had in July inaugurated the presidential committee tasked with preparing the legal framework required to operationalise state police, following increasing calls for the decentralisation of policing to address the country’s growing security challenges.
The proposed legislation is expected to provide the constitutional and legal framework for the creation, regulation and operation of state police forces across Nigeria.
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