** Police to get extra 1% from federation account.
** Implementation begins next week.
** Police to get extra N1.5trillion in 6 years from the reform.


It is good news for the police. They are to get one per cent from the Federation Account.

The National Economic Council (NEC), which gave the approval, said the cash should be deducted as a first line charge.

The NEC is the major economic body chaired by the vice president. Governors, ministers of National Planning, Finance, FCT and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor are members. The body meets monthly at the State House in Abuja.
Anambra State Governor Peter Obi told reporters after yesterday’s meeting that the one per cent deducted will be domiciled in the states.

The implementation of the proposal will take immediate effect, he said, adding that the 53% Federal Government component of the 1% fund would be spread across the states.

The cash, which is like what is being deducted for power and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Obi said, would largely assist in tackling insecurity.

Obi, who chairs the Nigeria Reform Police Interim Implementation Committee, said: “The Council welcomed the proposals we submitted and threw its weight behind the recommendations for a statutory funding of the Police Reform Programme – in line with the provisions of the Constitution.”

“NEC agreed to provide extra funding for the police. It agreed for a deduction of one per cent (1%) first line charge during the revenue allocation. Funds deducted would be used exclusively in the state. The implementation modalities will be worked out.”

He added: “The Committee recommended the pruning down of the initial overall cost estimate of the reform from N2.8trillion to N 1.5trillion, as well as the extension of the reform period from five to six years, to ensure the government’s commitment to the transformation of the police for effective security service delivery.

“The memo also recommended a joint funding of the revised cost of N1.5 trillion with 60% coming from the federal, states and local governments (60%) while the Organised Private Sector (OPS) and international development partners are to contribute 40%.”

Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi said the agreement reached between the federal and state governments to contribute one percent to fund the police from the federation account would commence next week.

Governor Obi said: “ What we discussed today was implementation strategy, which states clearly that every money deducted from any state would be used strictly within that state to support its priorities in area of security as provided within police reform strategy. And we are not telling the security agencies what to do, what we said is that we are trying to provide an extra support to them. They know what to do but they need support to do that.”

lertee: Will that stop them from collecting 20naira on check points?

berem: Police still dey collect 20 naira? I bin think say na "WHITE" dem dey collect now?

lertee:
At all at all na hin bad pass,they still dey collect am o

lertee: Will that stop them from collecting 20naira on check points?

berem: For where? no police collects 20 naira by the roadside. It's from 50 naira upwards. you never hear say police don shoot many people sake of say dem give dem 20 naira?

Even if they give them 50 percent extra from federation account, they will still collect bribe. Money no dey belleful human being.

Tolexander: or ask us 'wetin you carry'.

lertee:
See as u wash police finish,you no know whether I be police woman lol

BedLam: What is the job of a policeman in Nigeria?

berem: Police still dey collect 20 naira? I bin think say na "WHITE" dem dey collect now?

Davo93: Sorry, which one is 'WHITE' o, i know N20 very well...

taharqa: Woo!! This is some very, very Good news. HUGE move, in deed; providing Alternative and Stable means to fund sm Governmental Institutions and Programme. The same brilliant method OBJ used in establishing UBEC and ETF (now TETFUND), as far as am concerned one of d Most significant developments in d Educational sector in d last 20 years or so, and one has had d greatest effect on Infrastructural developments in d sector (I dont like OBJ much but I very generously appreciate his Foresight on this and a few other things). This is d same method dis Govt used to set up SURE-P (a Programme that has worked most brilliantly to significantly fund critical Infrastructure in d nation). This is d method that wud be used to fund Primary Health Care wheneva d very critical National Health Bill is passed by d NA in a mata of weeks (hopefully). This method wud also be used to Fund d Road Sector wheneva d Road Bill is passed by d NA. Etc. This is d way to go...... One has to sincerely THANK THE GOVs here for going along with dis brilliant move afta d Police Reform Committee recommended it. May God Bless them (all of them). If they gather to discuss and agree on things such as this, wud many of us (esp mua) hv d urge to insulting them?? We need- no, we demand- more of this.

ActiveMan:

GEJ is really paying you well.

HNosegbe: Nigeria is too big to be policed from Abuja.

This extra 1% is at best a marginal increase - I don't see how this will improve policing at the local level.

We need state (and local) policing. Let the constituent parts of Nigeria assume primary responsibility for security of lives and property.

The federal police can retain limited responsibilities regarding human rights abuse and cross-border crime.

Anything other than this is merely cosmetic.

Sincere 9gerian:
At the moment, the universities owned by state govts are demanding funding from the FG to bridge infrastructural gap. That is part of the demands of ASUU. What do you have to say about that?

Your submission presupposes that if state police is established today, they'll not face the same problems of the police.

State police will also suffer from poor infrastructure, poor funding, poor training, lack of motivation, and lack of equipments.

In the end, it will be duplication of function and PROBLEMS, constituting another problem and we may end up wanting it scrapped, just like the various state electoral commissions.

HNosegbe: Nigeria is too big to be policed from Abuja.

This extra 1% is at best a marginal increase - I don't see how this will improve policing at the local level.

We need state (and local) policing. Let the constituent parts of Nigeria assume primary responsibility for security of lives and property.

The federal police can retain limited responsibilities regarding human rights abuse and cross-border crime.

Anything other than this is merely cosmetic.

berem: For where? no police collects 20 naira by the roadside. It's from 50 naira upwards. you never hear say police don shoot many people sake of say dem give dem 20 naira?

Even if they give them 50 percent extra from federation account, they will still collect bribe. Money no dey belleful human being.

taharqa: 1% of d entire FEDERATION ACCOUNT dedicated to d Police is NOT a 'Marginal increase'. Can't understand how you wud even think that. 1% is hundreds of billions of naira additional funding for d police....

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sheedy407: Booked,so that at the END when this make front page,I will have TIME to write a better THING after reading the whole stuff that looks like project

BedLam: What is the job of a policeman in Nigeria?