The Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has declared that the 9th House is
committed to overhauling policing in Nigeria.
The Speaker stated that Nigerians
are scared of police than criminals.
Gbajabiamila stated this in his
opening remarks at the resumption of the House following a two-month holiday.
He commended the President for
signing the police reform act into law. He added that the Nigeria Police force
as presently constituted had failed to meet expectations of Nigerians.
“Two weeks ago, His Excellency,
President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, signed the Police Reform Act into law. The
Act is the first significant reform effort in a generation. It is the beginning
and not the end of such measures. The Nigeria Police Force, as it currently
operates, has too long and too often failed to meet the expectations of the
Nigerian people.
“In many parts of our country,
people are more afraid of encounters with the police than they are of
criminals.
“That’s not right, and we can no
longer stand for it. There will be, in this 9th House of Representatives,
further legislation to improve police performance across the board and to
introduce mechanisms for individual and collective accountability in the
Nigeria Police Force. Our objective is nothing short of a total overhaul of the
culture and practice of policing in Nigeria,” he stated.
The Speaker also said the House
has commenced work on the armed forces trust fund.
“In the same vein, we have begun,
and we will expedite work on the Armed Forces Trust Fund Bill so that in the
shortest possible time, we can finalise and pass legislation that ensures once
and for all that the resources we need to protect the homeland are never at the
mercy of politics or changes in policy or personnel.”
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