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Femi Gbajabiamila, chairman of the presidential working group on the national policing bill and Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu announced on Monday, August 3, 2026, that the executive draft of the state police bill will be ready for the President’s review on September 3, 2026.
The presidency set a seven-week timeline for preparing the bill following Tinubu’s July inauguration of the presidential committee tasked with creating the legal framework for state police.
After the committee’s inaugural meeting at the State House, Gbajabiamila said the approved schedule runs from July 27 to September 14, 2026. He added that administrative and technical work on the proposal has already begun and that the executive bill will be submitted to the president by the September 3 deadline.
Gbajabiamila said that once President Tinubu approves the draft, a national consultation process will start. Following those consultations, the bill will be forwarded to the National Assembly for legislative consideration.
“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.
“The timetable is demanding, but it is not a shortcut.”
Asked what is the financial implications of the creation of state police, Gbajabiamila said any form of cost estimation should be based on research, adding that it is too early to ascertain cost implications.
He noted that Nigerians would be able to make contributions in the drafting of the bill through submission of memoranda via a website - nationalpolicingbill.com.
“There is no cost to securing life and property. That is the first fundamental reason for being in government,” he said.
“At this stage, giving you a cost will be pulling something out of thin air. So we’re not going to be doing guesswork here or guesstimating as to what the cost is.
“The cost will be evidence-based. It will be based on thorough research and on a state-by-state basis because one state differs from another in terms of personnel, architecture, infrastructure and local security needs.
“I talked about memoranda that will be open to the public from today - hopefully for about ten days. If there’s a need for an extension, we’ll extend that.
“The public is included. No matter your station in life, you have an opportunity to contribute meaningfully, because the whole idea behind state policing is for you and I and everybody sitting here and everybody out there to take ownership.”
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