Members of the public have been invited to help shape sweeping changes to the country’s security architecture through a newly launched portal, ahead of President Bola Tinubu receiving the Executive National Policing Bill on 3 September.
Speaking at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa on Monday, Chief of Staff to the President and Chairman of the Presidential Working Group on the bill, Femi Gbajabiamila, confirmed that the public platform, nationalpolicingbill.com, is now live. The site will accept contributions and position papers from citizens for around two weeks before the draft legislation undergoes presidential review and is forwarded to the National Assembly.
The former Speaker of the House of Representatives stressed that while parliament has already backed constitutional proposals—with the Senate approving a state police motion on 24 June and the House of Representatives passing an executive bill on 23 July—the reform is not yet operational. It requires ratification by state houses of assembly, meaning the Nigeria Police Force remains the sole constitutionally recognized authority for now.
The seven-week work programme runs from 27 July to 14 September. The final package submitted to the President will contain comprehensive technical documentation, including risk registers, state readiness frameworks, and financial implementation plans.
When asked about the financial burden of establishing state-level services, Gbajabiamila declined to give a fixed estimate, explaining that funding requirements will vary by region depending on local infrastructure and capacity, while maintaining that “there is no cost that will be too much to secure lives and property.”