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Today, the Nigerian Senate has passed the Bill to Establish the Nigeria Police Reform Trust Fund (HB 894). This is a major development.
The significance of the passage of the Police Trust Fund Bill cannot be overstated in view of the important project of reforming the Nigerian Police Force. This is because, adequate financing has been identified by experts as one of the key limitations of the Nigerian Police.
With the passage of the Police Trust Fund Bill, we now have the financial framework for sustainable funding and management of police finances for operational efficiency and training through the Special Intervention Funds established under the bill.
I am glad to report that the Chairman Senate Committee on Police Affairs has assured me of the readiness of the Committee to lay their report tomorrow on the repeal and re-enactment of the #PoliceReformBill.
The report of the #PoliceReformBill, which will be considered quickly and thoroughly would create the regulatory and operational framework for providing a modern police force for our dear country.
With the laying of the Report of the #PoliceReformBill tomorrow, we would have opened a new chapter towards the final approval of the reform bill. We intend to immediately commence the clause by clause consideration of the bill to fast-track its passage.
