{"id":128963,"date":"2026-08-13T19:30:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T18:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=128963"},"modified":"2026-08-13T19:30:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T18:30:55","slug":"national-policing-bill-presidential-panel-extends-deadline-to-august-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/national-policing-bill-presidential-panel-extends-deadline-to-august-21\/","title":{"rendered":"National Policing Bill: Presidential Panel Extends Deadline to August 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill has extended the deadline for Nigerians and other stakeholders to submit memoranda and position papers on the proposed legislation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The new deadline is\u00a0<strong>5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 21, 2026<\/strong>, giving stakeholders an additional eight days beyond the initial August 13 deadline.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chairman of the Working Group and Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu,\u00a0<strong>Femi Gbajabiamila<\/strong>, announced the extension on Thursday, saying it was intended to give participants more time to prepare detailed contributions to the proposed policing reforms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gbajabiamila said the extension would enable interested individuals, institutions and organisations to make well-considered submissions to the process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the government was committed to ensuring that the development of the National Policing Bill reflected a broad range of perspectives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Presidential Working Group is committed to ensuring that the process of developing the National Policing Bill benefits from broad consultation and the informed perspectives of Nigerians and relevant stakeholders,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The proposed legislation is expected to establish the operational, administrative, institutional and funding framework for Nigeria\u2019s policing system, while strengthening accountability, professionalism and the protection of citizens\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Working Group urged legal practitioners, civil society organisations, security professionals, state governments, professional bodies, academics, experts and other interested members of the public to take advantage of the extended deadline to submit their views.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gbajabiamila said the reform required careful consideration of critical issues, including funding, command and control structures, recruitment, training, operational jurisdiction and inter-agency cooperation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Working Group recognises that developing an effective policing framework requires careful consideration of critical issues, including sustainable funding, command and control structures, recruitment and training standards, operational jurisdiction, inter-agency coordination, accountability mechanisms and safeguards against political interference or abuse,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added that these issues underscored the need for extensive stakeholder engagement to develop a policing framework that would be effective, accountable, sustainable and responsive to the security needs of communities across the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAll memoranda and position papers are to be submitted exclusively through the official National Policing Bill portal before the new deadline,\u201d the Working Group said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the conclusion of its assignment, the Working Group is expected to submit a final and implementable draft of the National Policing 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