President Bola Tinubu has declined to assent to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Bill, 2025.
The President’s decision was contained in a letter read by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, during plenary on Thursday, June 26.
The proposed law seeks to empower the NDLEA to retain a portion of the proceeds from drug-related crimes, a move Tinubu said contradicts existing financial regulations.
In his letter of decline, President Tinubu said that under the current system;
“All proceeds of crime are paid into the government’s Confiscated and Forfeited Properties Account.
Disbursements to any recovery agency, including the NDLEA, can only be made by presidential approval, subject to the consent of the Federal Executive Council and the National Assembly.”