National Security Legislative Reform Retreat for Senate and House of Representatives Security Committees - Foundation Office Nigeria
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This legislative retreat is aimed at addressing national security priority issues. Specifically, the retreat will be presented with the seven Bills that were drafted based on a survey of overlapping mandates which was commissionedt by KAS in 2021. The Bills include:
- Armed Forces Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021
- Police Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021
- Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021
- Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021
- National Security and Civil Defence Corps Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021 [2003 & 2007]
- Customs and Excise Management Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021
- ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials (Ratification and Enforcement) Bill, 2021.
The Retreat is part of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s support to the security sector reform in Nigeria. This program is funded by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany.