Police Trust Fund: Buhari Appoints ex-IGP, Chairman Board of Trustees

Malik Yahya/

President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the inauguration of members of the Board of Trustees of Nigeria Police Trust Fund with a former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) as Chairman.

The board, according to a statement from the Presidency, will be headed by retired IGP Suleiman Abba, with seven other people as members.

The seven other members of the board of Trustees are Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto (Executive Secretary); Nnamdi Maurice (representing Ministry of Police Affairs); Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, (representing Nigeria Police Force); Usman Bilkisu (representing Ministry of Justice); Ben Akabueze (Director-General, Budget, and National Planning, representing Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning); Mansur Ahmed (representing Organised Labour); and Michael Adebiyi (representing Civil Society Group).

According to the President, the appointments were in line with the provision of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund Establishment Act 2019.

“The above appointments are in furtherance of the Buhari administration’s commitment and drive to retooling policing architecture in the country by emplacing the Police Trust Fund to meet the aspiration of a well-funded, equipped and highly professional Nigeria Police Force in line with international best practices.

“This objective informed President Buhari’s re-establishment of the Ministry of Police Affairs on August 20, 2019,” presidential spokesman, Mr Garba Shehu, stated.

The President thanked the National Assembly, state governors and Nigerians “for their patriotic and spirited efforts at reforming policing architecture to deepen the country’s internal security”, adding that inauguration date of the board would be announced by the Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Maigari-Dingyadi.