By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill remains firmly on track to deliver on the milestones set out in its seven-week workplan, Chairman of the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill and Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has said.
He said that the extended window for the submission of memoranda and position papers closes on Friday, August 21, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. (WAT).
In a statement on Thursday, Gbajabiamila said: “Since its inauguration, the Working Group has progressed from its initial organisational phase to substantive policy and legislative work, with the first drafting sprint on the proposed National Policing Bill now underway.
“The Policy Advisory Committee (PAC), chaired by Justice Mohammed Abdullahi Liman, JCA (rtd.), has been convened and has completed the first stage of its oversight mandate, providing the policy direction required to guide the legislative drafting process.
