Gbajabiamila Reports National Policing Bill Nears Completion

Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President and chair of the Presidential Working Group on policing, announced that the National Policing Bill is 90% ready for transmission to the National Assembly. This update was provided after a steering committee meeting at the State House in Abuja, as stated by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.

Gbajabiamila indicated that the bill would be sent to lawmakers within two weeks following the committee's final deliberations. He described the proposed legislation as “the most consequential bill of the administration so far” and noted that discussions had been ongoing since August 3.

He expressed confidence that states would support the constitutional amendment to establish state police, despite only six states having passed the Sixth Constitution Alteration Bill. The meeting included several governors and key officials, and the Presidential Working Group was inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu in July to create the legal framework for state police.