State Police: Presidency rolls out plans for legal framework
He also said the working group’s secretariat, which will also undertake research, legal audit, policy analysis and drafting work has institutions including the Presidency, the Federal Ministry of Justice, the Office of the National Security Adviser, the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and the Nigerian Bar Association.
Briefing State House correspondents at the presidential villa, Abuja, Chairman of the Presidential Working Group of the National Advisory Committee on State Policing and Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, called on members of the public to submit memoranda as inputs for the draft framework aimed at translating legislative advances into a practical plan.
He explained that the team will audit the Police Act 2020 and related statutes and draft provisions on minimum national policing standards, state readiness and certification, jurisdictional rules, independent oversight bodies, custody and use‑of‑force safeguards, pensions and transfer arrangements, interoperable data systems, firearms control, and funding and federal intervention mechanisms.
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