President Bola Tinubu is set to review the draft of the executive bill of the proposed state police on September 3, 2026, which was disclosed by the Chairman of the presidential working group on the national policing bill, Femi Gbajabiamila, who also doubles as the President’s chief of staff.
He said, “The approved work programme is a seven-week, milestone-driven exercise running from July 27 to September 14, 2026.
“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.
“There is no cost to securing life and property. That is the first fundamental reason for being in government.
“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.”
According to reports, the call for memoranda will be open to the public for two weeks, which would allow citizens, professionals, civil society, and other stakeholders to contribute to the bill.
These contributions will then be reviewed and included in the draft bill, which will then further undergo national consultation before being finalised; the bill would subsequently be sent to the National Assembly.