By Ajibola Adedoye
DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd), the Chairman, Police Service Commission has commended Senator Abdulhamid Mallam Madori, for sponsoring a bill establishing the Nigeria Police Force Training Institutions
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The PSC Chairman gave this commendation on Saturday, September 28th, 2024, when he paid a surprise visit to the site of a proposed Police Service Commission Institute located at the serene City of Kabo in Kano State.
According to him, “the Institute, passed into Law by the National Assembly and when signed by Mr. President, is expected to provide an international training platform for Staff of the Police Service Commission in its oversight responsibilities on the Police”.
He said “The Constitution currently empowers the Commission to oversight the Police in the areas of appointment, promotion, dismissal and disciplinary control and also grants the Commission the power to initiate and implement policies for the effective running of the Police as it relates to the functions covered in the law”.
DIG Argungu who expressed happiness at the level of facilities already at the Institute said the oversight responsibilities of the Commission is taking a new and positive momentum as the Staff of the Commission will now have the opportunity to receive world class training in the different areas of oversight in line with established corporate governance template.
“The Institute will be free of corruption and will also be of international standard. ” It will also be open to receive foreign trainees from across the world where there are institutions established to oversight the Police”.
He however assured that the Commission will continue to support the efforts to see to the reality of the Institute, which he said will revolutionise Police oversight in this part of the world.
Recall that the bill sponsored by Senator Abdulhamid Mallam Madori, representing Jigawa East, was first read on Wednesday, June 5th, 2024.
Senator Madori is the current Senate Committe Chairman on Police Affairs,
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