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The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill has accomplished the drafting stage of its project and has formally submitted the draft National Policing Bill (2026), along with twenty-nine (29) consequential modification payments, to the Federal Ministry of Justice for legislative drafting evaluate and validation.
The submission was made on nineteenth October, 2026, to the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, in keeping with the Working Group’s work plan. The Ministry’s evaluate will be certain that the payments conform to legislative drafting requirements and conventions, and that they don’t battle with current legal guidelines.
The Ministry of Justice is predicted to return the validated draft payments to the Working Group on or earlier than Friday, thirtieth October 2026. The Working Group will then give the validated payments remaining consideration earlier than presenting them to Mr President, thereby concluding its mandate.
The proposed National Policing Bill seeks to determine the constitutional and legislative framework for a twin policing construction, comprising a Federal Police Service and State Police Services.
The Working Group stays dedicated to a rigorous and clear course of that can ship a complete legislative proposal for consideration by the President and subsequent transmission to the National Assembly.
The work on making ready the National Policing Bill is continuing alongside the continuing consideration of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026 by the States Houses of Assembly, which should be accomplished earlier than the Bill is transmitted to the National Assembly.
Femi Gbajabiamila, CFR
Chief of Staff to the President
Chairman, Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill
October 20, 2026
