President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a retired Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, as Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund.
Also appointed was Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto as Executive Secretary of the board.
Members were Nnamdi Maurice Mbaeri representing Ministry of Police Affairs; Inspector-General of Police representing Nigeria Police Force and Usman Bilkisu representing Ministry of Justice.
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Others were Ben Akabueze (DG, Budget and National Planning) representing Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning; Mansur Ahmed representing Organised Labour and Michael Bamidele Adebiyi representing the civil society.
A presidential aide, Garba Shehu, in a statement on Wednesday, said the appointments pursuant to the Nigeria Police Trust Fund Establishment Act 2019 were in furtherance of 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.
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