President Bola Tinubu has declined assent to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Amendment Bill, 2025, recently passed by the National Assembly.
The bill proposes granting the NDLEA the power to retain a portion of the proceeds from drug related crimes in variance to the current legal framework.
This was communicated to the House of Representatives as read by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, during plenary in Abuja on Thursday, June 26, 2025.
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Tinubu, who cited Section 58, Subsection 4 of the 1999 Constitution, said the bill, if signed, was a contravention of the aforementioned sections.
Tinubu stated that under existing law, all proceeds from crime must be deposited into the Confiscated and Forfeited Properties Account.
He said any disbursement to relevant agencies involved in recoveries must be made by the president, and only with the approval of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) and the National Assembly.
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