The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill has completed the drafting stage of its assignment and submitted the draft National Policing Bill, 2026, alongside 29 consequential amendment bills, to the Federal Ministry of Justice for legislative drafting review and validation.

The submission was made on October 19, 2026, to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, in line with the working group’s timetable.

The ministry’s review is intended to ensure that the bills comply with legislative drafting standards and conventions and do not conflict with existing laws.

“The Ministry of Justice is expected to return the validated draft bills to the Working Group on or before Friday, 30th October 2026. The Working Group will then give the validated bills final consideration before presenting them to Mr President, thereby concluding its mandate,” the chairman of the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill, Femi Gbajabiamila, said in a statement on Tuesday.

The proposed National Policing Bill seeks to establish the constitutional and legislative framework for a dual policing structure comprising a Federal Police Service and State Police Services.

Gbajabiamila said the working group remained committed to a rigorous and transparent process that would produce a comprehensive legislative proposal for consideration by the President and subsequent transmission to the National Assembly.

Work on the National Policing Bill is proceeding alongside the ongoing consideration of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, by the State Houses of Assembly.

The consideration by the state legislatures must be completed before the bill is transmitted to the National Assembly, Gbajabiamila, who is also Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, said.