President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate to amend the legislation governing the switch of convicted offenders between Nigeria and different nations to facilitate the implementation of prisoner switch agreements with non-Commonwealth nations.
Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter learn by Senate President Godswill Akpabio throughout plenary on Tuesday.
In the letter, the president transmitted the Transfer of Convicted Offenders Enactment and Enforcement Amendment Bill 2026 to the Senate for consideration.
The proposed laws seeks to amend the Transfer of Convicted Offenders Enactment and Enforcement Act, Cap 216, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
According to Tinubu, the modification would supply the authorized framework for implementing schemes and agreements between the Federal Government and different nations for the switch of convicted offenders.
The invoice additionally seeks to empower the president to increase the applying of the legislation to any nation with which Nigeria has entered right into a prisoner switch settlement via an order printed within the Federal Gazette.
Tinubu mentioned the proposed modification was supposed to facilitate the implementation of agreements with nations outdoors the Commonwealth.
“While it is my hope that the Senate will consider the submission expeditiously, please accept, Distinguished Senate President and Distinguished Senators, the assurances of my highest consideration,” the president mentioned.
Following the presentation of the letter, Akpabio referred the invoice to the Senate Committee on Rules and Business for additional legislative motion.
The committee is predicted to undertake the following stage of the legislative course of earlier than the invoice may be thought-about for passage by the Senate.
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