The Federal Government has set a two-week timeline for transmitting the National Policing Bill to the National Assembly, with the proposed legislation now 90 per cent ready and awaiting the resolution of outstanding observations from state governors, Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has disclosed.

Gbajabiamila, who chairs the Presidential Working Group on the proposed policing reforms, gave the indication yesterday after a meeting of the group’s steering committee at the State House, Abuja.

He said the committee was approaching the final stage of preparing the bill, with another meeting expected to resolve outstanding issues and ensure that the proposed legislation adequately addressed the concerns raised during deliberation.

According to him, the governors have made one or two observations that must be considered before the document is finalised and forwarded to the National Assembly for legislative consideration.

Although Gbajabiamila expressed confidence that the bill would be ready shortly, its transmission to the legislature remains subject to the conclusion of the committee’s work and the resolution of the outstanding issues.

MEANWHILE, the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA), yesterday called for urgent reform of the Nigeria Police Force and constitutionally safeguarded state policing to tackle insecurity and protect lives and property across the country.

The party also urged the Federal Government to review economic policies contributing to rising living costs, declining purchasing power and increasing poverty among Nigerians.

The National Chairman and Leader of the DLA, Samuel Memeh, disclosed this in Abuja, during the official commencement of the party’s campaigns and presentation of Certificates of Return to its candidates.

Memeh said the country needed leadership anchored on competence, integrity, accountability, science, technology and service to the people.

He said the party was committed to developing practical solutions to Nigeria’s challenges rather than merely criticising existing problems.

On insecurity, the DLA chairman condemned persistent killings, kidnappings, banditry, terrorism and attacks on farming communities, insisting that Nigerians deserved to live, travel, work and farm without fear.