“In any case, the States of the federation have been bearing a disproportionate share of the funding and equipping of the Nigerian Police as the police contingents in the various states are not provided with basic funding to operate and deliver on their...
It said the suspension of the board would allow for the accommodation of state interests and reflection of the Federal Character in the commanding height and management of the fund.
The Rights group argued that in constituting this trust fund, there is no attempt to involve the states of the federation, contrary to widely held views that the police force is actually a common agency of all tiers of government, particularly the states and federal government. “We strongly advise, and indeed most respectfully urge, His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, to immediately recall the recent approval given for the constitution of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund pursuant to the Nigeria Police Trust Fund Establishment Act 2019, in the national interest, to accommodate state interests and to the reflect the federal character of Nigeria in the commanding height and management of the fund.
“And so for the avoidance of doubt if the Nigeria Police Trust Fund Establishment Act 2019, has no state representation, creative ways should be devised to ensure that the states are properly represented, or in the alternative to amend the Act to achieve same.
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