in new security management
By Joseph Erunke
ABUJA–A group of civil rights advocates concerned on national unity, peace building and protection of human rights has written an open letter to the National Assembly faulting the composition of new service chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari.
To this end,the group under the aegis of Conference Of Nigeria Civil Rights Defenders (CNCRD),in the letter, appealed to the legislature to seek a review of the composition from the president to reflect the nation’s existing federal character principles.
It specifically said the exclusion of the Igbos which it noted, was the third largest ethnic group in the country from the security management team for the second time during this administration leaves much to be desired,hence the need for the alleged wrongs to be corrected before screening by the lawmakers.
By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja
A joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs yesterday approved N11 billion for the Nigerian Police Trust Fund.
Chairman, Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Senator Haliru Dauda Fika who chaired the joint Committee announced the approval.
He hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for the establishment of the Nigerian Police Trust Fund.
According to him, this was the first capital budget of the Fund.
Senator Fika assured of intensive oversight of the Fund by the joint Committee to ensure proper implementation.
“Sometimes in 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Police Trust Fund bill into law and since then subsequently the Board was inaugurated.