The President of the Senate, Dr.
Ahmad Lawan, says the National Assembly is planning a separate budget for
adequate funding of the 36 commands of Nigeria Police.
Lawan said the move was to enable
officers and men of the police force perform optimally and tackle insecurity in
the country.
He disclosed this on Tuesday when
the Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Adamu, led the police management team
to pay him courtesy visit in his office.
Lawan assured the IGP on the
early passage of the Police Reform Bill, Police Academy Bill and smooth
implementation of the Police Trust Fund.
He added that “the police need to
be restructured, including the separate appropriations being canvassed for the
state police commands by the Inspector General of Police.
“I can assure you that the Senate
Committee on Police Affairs, when constituted, will work with your management
on the separate funding for the state police commands.
“This is necessary, because we
want you to spend your resources prudently and economically. We want you to
always display efficiency on your duties and we will always give you support.
“Separate budgetary provisions
for the state police commands different from the Force Headquarters is a good
idea.
“The current style (of lumped
budget) is not giving the deserved result.”
Lawan further assured that the
passage of the pending bills would be fast-tracked as soon as possible.
“The Police Reform Bill, when
passed will assist the police on better funding.
“The Police Academy Bill will
also be given consideration because we want to see officers and men of the
Police Force that are trained and re-trained.”
The IGP in his earlier remark had
requested the support of the Senate for better funding of the Police.
Adamu equally requested for the
quick passage of the Police Reform Bill and the Police Academy Bill to enhance
efficiency of the Force.
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