The President, Bola Tinubu, has sent three executive bills to the House of Representatives to change the legal landscape for drug law enforcement, increase transport accident investigations, and discontinue the use of the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) and create a new National School of Government.
The bills were sent in separate letters read by the Speaker of the Assembly, Tajudeen Abbas in plenary on Thursday.
Tinubu advised lawmakers to give them “swift consideration.
The NDLEA Bill, 2026, proposes to repeal the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act and Indian Hemp Act and enact a single legislation to address the issues of cultivation, processing, sale, trafficking and use of illicit drugs.
It would also give the agency the opportunity to follow up on alleged drug crimes.
The NSIB Bill, 2026, aims to alter the mandate of the bureau as contained in the 2022 establishment Act and expand its mandate to rail, maritime and other transportation incidents.
The amendment would also give the Presidency supervisory role, enhance the institutional, operational and administrative role of the bureau.
The third proposal, the National School of Government Bill, 2026, aims to revoke the ASCON Act and replace it with a new Act that would create a National School of Government with a specific mandate to train leaders in the Delivery of Policy and Executive capacity building.
Currently, ASCON offers management training, research and consultancy services to the public and private sector organisations.
The three bills will be subject of a legislative review in the National Assembly while the proposed changes will only come into force after the bills have passed and the constitutional process for enacting the changes has been finalized.
