The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill has extended the deadline for the submission of memoranda and position papers on the proposed legislation.
The new deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 21, 2026, giving individuals, institutions and organisations additional time to prepare and submit their contributions. The initial deadline had been set for August 13.
Chairman of the Working Group and Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, said the extension was aimed at ensuring broader consultation and allowing stakeholders to make substantive and technically sound contributions to the proposed legislation.
According to him, the National Policing Bill is expected to establish the operational, administrative, institutional and funding framework for an effective policing system that can respond to Nigeria’s evolving security challenges while promoting accountability, professionalism and the protection of citizens’ rights.
The Working Group urged legal practitioners, civil society organisations, security sector professionals, state governments, professional bodies, academics, experts and other interested members of the public to take advantage of the extended period to submit their memoranda and position papers.
It identified key issues requiring stakeholder input, including sustainable funding, command and control structures, recruitment and training standards, operational jurisdiction, inter-agency coordination, accountability and safeguards against political interference or abuse.
All submissions are to be made exclusively through the official National Policing Bill portal before the new deadline. The Working Group said it would subsequently produce a final, implementation-ready draft of the bill for legislative consideration.
