House of Representatives is to interface with the Inspector General of Police IGP, Ministers of Finance, Budget and National Planning over the non-implantation of the 20 per cent increase approved by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Chairman House Committee on Police Affairs, Bello Usman Kumo, announced this at a public hearing on three police-related bills in Abuja.
Alh Bello Usman Kumo, explained that other stakeholders expected during the interface includes Salaries and Wages Commission as well as the Accountant General of the Federation
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The resolution came at a time when men of the Police Force recently threatened to embark on nationwide strike due to poor renumeration package.
The Committee Chairman also lamented that non implementation of the approved renumeration despite an increase of 10 billion naira in the 2022 budget of the police force had greatly affected thier morale.
He maintained that police and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were supposed to be taken care of adequately especially now that the transition of government was underway.
The lawmaker however, appealed to the security agencies to put in their wealth of experiences to proffer solutions on the deteriorating state of security in the country.
In a message, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila assured that the House would do everything within its ambit to pass the laws to stem the tide of insecurity in the country.
He assured that after collating input at the hearing, the House would be fair in dealing with the bills report to ensure that federal government did the needful in funding the Nigeria Police Force.
The Inspector General of Police and other key stakeholders represented at the hearing said they aligned with the National Assembly in the amendment of the firearms Act and other concerned bills being proposed.
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