WE HAVE FULFILLED OUR PROMISE - SARAKI
President of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola
Saraki, said the Senate has fulfilled the promise it made to pass the Nigeria
Police Trust Fund Bill within the life circle of the 8th Senate.
Saraki made the remark on Tuesday after the
the bill was passed following a presentation of the concurrence report by
Majority Leader, Ahmed Lawan at plenary.
The bill has the primary aim of improving
funding for the Nigeria Police Force, NPF.
Saraki said: “By passing this bill, we will
be creating big strides towards providing and improving security and policing
in our country.
“One of the major concerns has always been
the issue of funding. We believe that this bill will provide the funding needed
for training and recruitment.
“I am confident that by the time we lay the
report on the Police Reform Bill, we would have gone a long way in moving the
police in the right direction.
“It is our view that once we have these
police bills as laws, we will relieve the burden on the military, so that it
can focus on its constitutional responsibility,” Saraki said.
The Bill, which has earlier been passed by
the House of Representatives, aims at providing a legal framework for the
management and control of the special intervention funds established under the
Act for the training of personnel of the NPF amongst others.
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