A public hearing on a bill seeking to amend the Delta State Community Security Corps Agency Law has been scheduled for Friday, May 9, 2025.
The hearing, organized by the Joint Committee on Special Committee on Bills and the House Committee on Peace and Security, will be held at the Press Center of the Delta State House of Assembly Complex, Okpanam Road, Asaba, as proceedings are set to begin at 10:00 a.m.
In a statement issued by the Chairman of the Joint Committee and Majority Leader of the House, Hon. (Dr.) Emeka Nwaobi, stakeholders are invited to contribute to the lawmaking process through oral or written submissions.
The committee specifically calls for memoranda from key institutions including the Delta State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Ministry of Justice, and the state chapter of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON).
Also expected to make submissions are the Delta State Security Trust Fund, the Delta State Council of Traditional Rulers, the Directorate of Political and Security Matters, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), and other stakeholders from both public and private sectors.
According to the statement, all memoranda must be submitted in 30 copies, enclosed in a sealed envelope, and addressed to the Chairman, Joint Committee on Special Committee on Bills and Committee on Peace and Security. Submissions are to be delivered to the Clerk of the Committee on or before Thursday, May 8, 2025.
The Joint Committee urged all invited stakeholders to actively participate in the hearing, emphasizing that their input is crucial to the legislative process.
It will be recalled that during its sitting on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, the Delta State House of Assembly referred the proposed amendment bill to the joint committee for further legislative scrutiny.
