The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill has announced that the Executive Bill package on state policing will be presented to President Bola Tinubu on September 3, 2026.
The disclosure was made on Monday following the group’s inaugural meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
President Tinubu had in July inaugurated the presidential committee tasked with preparing the legal framework for the implementation of state police across the country.
Speaking to journalists after the meeting, Chairman of the Working Group and Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, said the committee had adopted a structured timeline to complete its assignment.
Gbajabiamila explained that before the Executive Bill is submitted to the President, the committee will conduct a national consultation on the completed draft.
He said the exercise is aimed at ensuring broad public participation and gathering input from Nigerians on the proposed legislation.
He also called on the public to submit memoranda, position papers and practical proposals to enrich the draft bill.
According to him, the consultation process will enable citizens and stakeholders to engage with the actual clauses, safeguards, funding proposals and transition arrangements contained in the proposed legislation.
“The approved work programme is a seven-week, milestone-driven exercise running from July 27 to September 14, 2026.
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.
