President Bola Tinubu has transmitted the National School of Government Bill 2026 to the senate, seeking to repeal the law establishing the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) and create a new institution focused on leadership development and public sector capacity building.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio read Tinubu’s letter
during plenary on Tuesday.
In the letter, Tinubu said the bill seeks to repeal the
Administrative Staff College of Nigeria Act, A-4, Laws of the Federation of
Nigeria 2004, and establish the National School of Government, Nigeria.
The president said the proposed institution would serve as a
national centre for leadership development, policy delivery and executive
capacity building.
“Pursuant to Section 58 (2) of the 1999 Constitution of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, I forward herewith the National School
of Government Bill 2026 for the kind consideration of the Senate,” the letter
reads.
Tinubu expressed hope that the senate would give the bill
expeditious consideration.
After reading the letter, Akpabio said the bill’s clauses
and provisions had been attached for the senate’s consideration.
The bill was subsequently referred to the senate committee
on rules and business for further legislative action.
ASCON was established in 1972 to provide management training
and strengthen administrative capacity in Nigeria’s public and private sectors.
Located in Topo, Badagry, Lagos state, the institution also
conducts management research and provides consultancy services.
In 2022, a house of representatives ad hoc committee
investigating duplication of functions by ministries, departments and agencies
recommended the merger of ASCON and the Public Service Institute of Nigeria
(PSIN).
Victor Danzaria, chairman of the committee at the time, said
ASCON and PSIN perform similar functions and questioned the need to continue
funding agencies with overlapping responsibilities.
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