Minister inaugurates 24-man c’ttee to review NPTF Act

The Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam has inaugurated a 24-man committee headed by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo to review the Nigeria Police Trust Fund, NPTF Act, 2019 and identify the areas that require change.

Inaugurating the committee in Abuja on Tuesday, Gaidam said “it is on record that the Nigeria Police Trust Fund has established its presence through numerous interventions in the Police ecosystem that have impacted the policing sector in Nigeria.”

The committee, according to a statement signed by Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations in the ministry, Bolaji Kazeem, was inaugurated by the Permanent Secretary on behalf of the minister.

Gaidam disclosed that there were so many areas since the inception of the agency that needed review to forestall problematic issues, especially the issue of forming a quorum for the Board of Trustees, the function of the board, and management of the agency, contractual agreement by the board, limitation of the power of the board, as well as the source of funding for the agency.

“I want you to go through the Act and bring out action points on those related areas that require change and justification for the continuity beyond the six years period; formula required for fund mobilization and I would like Nigeria Police Force to critically look at the issue and advise the committee.

“Give us the pros and cons of things that have happened around the world that have opened our eyes to the quality of policing around the world and what we can imbibe from other stakeholders, development partners, and others. You are not limited by anything to seek advice from many sources,” the minister stressed.

The committee members, according to the statement, were drawn from the Ministry of Police Affairs, Nigeria Police Trust Fund, Nigeria Police Force, and Ministry of Justice, and were given two weeks to submit their report to the management of the ministry.