President Bola Tinubu is set to receive the Executive National Policing Bill for review on September 3 as the Federal Government moves into the final stage of efforts to establish a legal framework for state policing in Nigeria.

As part of the process, the Presidency has launched a public information portal to enable Nigerians to submit memoranda and position papers, allowing citizens and stakeholders to contribute to the drafting of the proposed legislation before it is forwarded to the National Assembly.

Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, revealed that the Presidential Working Group has adopted a seven-week implementation timetable running from July 27 to September 14, 2026.

According to him, the Executive Bill package is scheduled to be presented to President Tinubu on September 3.

"The resulting Executive Bill package is scheduled for presentation to the President on the 3rd of September. This is a monumental reform that Nigerians have debated for many years," Gbajabiamila said.

He explained that although both chambers of the National Assembly have passed the constitutional amendment on state police, the proposal has not yet become operational because it still requires approval by state Houses of Assembly.

"Until that process is concluded, there is no operational state police service anywhere in Nigeria, and the Nigeria Police Force remains the constitutionally recognised police institution," he stated.

Gbajabiamila also emphasized that the proposed state policing framework would contain strong safeguards to prevent abuse of power by political officeholders.

He noted that the initiative is not intended to create state-controlled militias or allow governors to use security agencies against political opponents.

"State Police cannot mean 36 state militias. No political officeholder should be able to direct the arrest of an opponent, the suppression of lawful political activity or the selective enforcement of the law," he said.

The Presidency said the newly launched online portal is designed to encourage broad public participation, giving Nigerians from across the country an opportunity to submit recommendations before the bill is finalized.

Addressing concerns over the financial implications of establishing state police, Gbajabiamila said it was too early to estimate the cost of implementation but maintained that security should remain a national priority.

"There is no cost that will be too much to secure lives and property," he added.