June 26, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has declined assent to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Amendment Bill, 2025.
THEWILL reports that the bill, recently passed by the National Assembly, proposes granting the NDLEA the power to retain a portion of the proceeds from drug related crimes in variance to the current legal framework.
The President in a letter read at plenary on Thursday by Reps Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, said the bill, if signed, was a contravention of Section 58, Subsection 4 of the 1999 Constitution
According to the President, 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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