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 is communicated to the House of Representatives as read
during plenary on Thursday, by the Speaker, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas.
President Tinubu, who cited Section 58, Subsection 4 of the
1999 Constitution, said that the bill, if signed, was a contravention of the
aforementioned sections.
Tinubu clarified that under existing law, all proceeds from
crime must be deposited into the Confiscated and Forfeited Properties Account.
He explained that any disbursement to relevant agencies
involved in recoveries must be made by the President, and only with the
approval of the Federal Executive Council and the National Assembly.
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