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Conclusion
In conclusion, it can be mentioned that a policy is guidance for action. It can be fora public or private organisation. Policy formulation is one of the interdependent processes of policy making, which involves the exercise of power by different individuals and groups who may do so through their representatives. Despite pressure groups putting force in the policy formulation process, they are not the official policy formulators. Official policy formulators are those organs and officials who have the legal authority to formulate policies such as legislatures, the executive and judiciary in the case of public policies. The key steps in the process of formulating public policies include problem identification and drafting of the bill, publishing the draft bill in the Government Gazette, redrafting the bill, submitting the bill to Cabinet, certification of the bill by government legal advisers, debating and approval of the bill by the National Assembly, assenting of the bill by the president and publishing the policy in the Government Gazette. The whole process requires sufficient consultations and involvement of stakeholders so as to create the sense of policy ownership among them. After formulation, the policy is supposed to be implemented. Thereafter, the policy should be evaluated so as to establish the extent to which policy objectives have been achieved.
References
Anderson, J. E. (2003). Public Policy-Making. New York Houghton Mifflin.

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Sapru, R. K. (1998). Public Policy Formulation, Implementation and Evaluation. New Delhi Sterling Publishers Private Limited. View publication stats