By Hassan Zaggi
In an effort to strengthen some aspects of the Police Trust Fund Act 2019, the Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam, has inaugurated a 24-man committee to review it and point out areas that need amendment.
The committee is headed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Nasir Sani Gwarzo.
The Permanent Secretary, Dr. Nasi Sani Gwarzo, inaugurated the committee on behalf of the Minister at the Ministry Headquarters in Abuja.
The Minister reiterated that the Nigeria Police Trust Fund has made tremendous impact through numerous interventions in the police ecosystem.
He said there are so many areas since the inception of the agency that need to be reviewed to forestall problematic issues it currently dealing with, especially the issue of forming a quorum for the board of trustees, the function of the board, and management of the agency, contractual agreement by the board, limitation of the power of the board as well as the source of funding for the agency.
“I want you to go through the Act and bring out action points on those related areas that require change and justification for the continuity beyond 6 years period; formula required for fund mobilization and I would like Nigeria Police Force to critically look at the issue and advise the committee,” he said.
The Minister charged the Committee to: “give us the pros and cons of things that have happened around the world that have opened our eyes to the quality of policing around the world and what we can imbibe from other stakeholders, development partners, and others. you are not limited by anything to seek advice from many sources.”
The Committee members were drawn from the Ministry of Police Affairs, Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF), Nigeria Police Force, and Ministry of Justice and have two weeks to submit the report to the management of the Ministry.
