President Muhammadu Buhari on
Friday disclosed why he approved the recruitment of 10, 000 officers into the
Nigeria Police Force, NPF.
The president also approved the
re-adjustment of emoluments for the police force.
Buhari says the recent moves are
geared towards bequeathing Nigeria a modernized and motivated Police Force with
virtues of professionalism, respect for the rule of law, due process and best
international practices in their operations.
He spoke at the commissioning of
operational vehicles and other assets, at the Police Headquarters in Abuja and
was contained in a statement signed and sent by his spokesperson,
Femi Adesina.
“It is in cognisance of this that
I approved the re-adjustment of Police emoluments as well as the recruitment of
ten thousand (10,000) extra police personnel on an annual basis to motivate and
enhance the manpower of the Force. It is also in this regard that I assented to
the Police Trust Fund Bill to act as a public-private funding framework that
will address funding shortages for the Police on a sustainable basis.”
Buhari, who acknowledged the
funding challenge facing the Force, pledged that the Federal Government will
continue to enhance funding as well as work towards meeting manpower
requirements and welfare needs of the Force.
He stated that the full
commencement of the “Nigeria Police Trust Fund will further assist in meeting
the operational and logistics requirements of the Force,” adding that to “give
immediate effect to the Police Trust Fund Act, I have directed the Minister of
Police Affairs to fast track the process of its take-off.”
Notwithstanding the achievements
so far recorded by the Force, Buhari charged its leadership to “avoid
complacency in the efforts towards ridding the country of crimes.”
He enjoined the leadership of the
Force “to continue to give new orientation to officers of the Force such that
they can appreciate the virtues of policing with civility and within the
dictates of the law and ensure that the institution regains its position of
confidence and respect from Nigerians.”
The President said that officers
and other personnel of the Police must take cognisance of the fact that, in the
discharge of their duties, they will not only be judged by the number of crimes
they have stopped or the number of convictions they have secured, but also the
extent to which the process of achieving their statutory mandate conforms to
professional and legal standards.”
Stressing that security of lives
and property of Nigerians is a constitutional obligation, President Buhari said
the “Police is central to the process of meeting this obligation,” adding that
“It is for this reason that I have always prioritized the Police as a critical
agency in the internal security architecture of the country.”
Commending the leadership of the
Police for keying into his administration’s Next Level agenda in relation to
strengthening institutional capacity towards addressing internal security
challenges, the President noted the reforms being undertaken by the
Inspector-General of Police “as well as strategies that he has put in place in
guaranteeing the efficiency of the Force.”
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