Minister inaugurates PTF board 11 months after presidential assent

The Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, has inaugurated the board of the Police Trust Fund.

This is coming 11 months after the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari assented to the PTF bill passed by the National Assembly.

According to a statement on Tuesday, by the Assistant Director, Press and Public Relations, ministry of police affairs, Oluseyi Odutayo, the minister equally charged the board members to imbibe the culture of selflessness, probity, and transparency, stressing the need for effectiveness and accountability in the discharge of their duties.

Presenting the members for the inauguration, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Maurice Mberi, expressed delight that the Ministerial Interim Committee set up on October 8, 2019, by the minister prepared the ground for the PTF take-off.

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