State police: National policing bill 90% ready — Gbajabiamila

Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed on Thursday that the National Policing Bill is 90% ready for transmission to the National Assembly. Speaking after a steering committee meeting of the Presidential Working Group on policing at the State House, Abuja, Gbajabiamila, who chairs the working group, said the bill will be sent to lawmakers within two weeks following the committee's deliberations.

He noted that the bill, described as "the most consequential bill of the administration so far," is almost finalized and a final review will ensure it is complete. Gbajabiamila stated that state governors have some observations, but the bill should be ready in about a week. The proposed legislation aims to establish state police services and provides a framework for recruitment, training, funding, oversight, and cooperation between federal and state police services.