FG develops framework to train, equip, Personnel to tackle Insecurity

FG develops framework

FG develops framework to train, equip, Personnel to
tackle Insecurity

line with Mr. President’s commitment at tackling
insecurity in the country through the establishment of the Ministry
of Police Affairs and his assent to the Nigeria Police Trust Fund
establishment Act,2019 which is aimed at providing legal framework
for training and provision of security equipment to enhance skills
of personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, the Honorable Minister of
Police Affairs, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi today,
08^th October, 2019 inaugurated a 12 (Twelve-Member)
Ministerial interim Committee on the Nigeria Police Trust Fund
chaired by Nnamdi Maurice Mbaeri FCA, Permanent Secretary, Ministry
of Police Affairs.

While inaugurating the Committee, Dingyadi expressing
his confidence in the Committee, and explained the careful
selection of members of the Committee which comprises of
Directors/Heads of Units of the Ministry and senior members of the
Police hierarchy was to meet various sector requirements. He
expressed his desire for an early take- off of the trust fund and
read out the terms of reference to include among others:

a)     Draw up the take-off
Budget for the Trust fund;

b)    liaise with the office of
the Secretary to the Government of the Federation for a suitable
office accommodation for the administration of Funds;

c)     determine the
logistics and other necessary requirements for the effective
take-off of the Fund

d)    develop an organization
structure for the administration of  staff of the
fund;

e)     develop a timeline for
the take-off of the Fund and

f)      Propose a date
for the inauguration of the board

Responding, Chairman and Permanent Secretary, Ministry
of Police Affairs, Dr. Nnamdi Maurice Mbaeri FCA, assured the
Minister that the Committee will not disappoint bearing in mind the
importance of the task which bothers on security and the priority
placed through the establishment of the Trust Fund Act. He promised
to regularly update the Minister and to give the best opinion in
the setting up of the Board for the Trust Fund by the Committee