Despite the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Bill, 2025, President Bola Tinubu has refused to sign it into law.
During plenary on Thursday, a letter read in the Green Chamber stated the President’s decision not to sign the law that had been approved by both houses of the National Assembly.
The President, citing Section 58(4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), explained that the proposed law seeks to empower the NDLEA to retain a portion of the proceeds from drug-related crimes, a move he said contradicts existing financial regulations.
He noted that under the current system, “All proceeds of crime are paid into the government’s Confiscated and Forfeited Properties Account. Disbursements to any recovery agency, including the NDLEA, can only be made by presidential approval, subject to the consent of the Federal Executive Council and the National Assembly.”
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The President maintained there was no compelling reason to alter a process designed to uphold accountability through executive and legislative oversight.
