Presidency gives seven-week deadline for State Police Law, opens nationwide consultation

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From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
The Presidency on Monday unveiled a seven-week timetable to produce the National Policing Bill that will provide the legal framework for Nigeria’s proposed dual policing system, with the Executive Bill expected on President Bola Tinubu’s desk by September 3 before nationwide consultations and transmission to the National Assembly.
Chairman of the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill and Chief of...