President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of members of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (PTF) Board of Trustees.
The appointment was made known in a statement on Wednesday by the Senior Special Assistant to Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.
According to President Buhari, the appointments were in line with the provision of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund Establishment Act 2019.
Buhari stated that the announcement of the inauguration date of the board would be made known by the Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Maigari-Dingyadi.
AFNews reports that former Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, was appointed chairman of the board.
The others 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).
The statement reads in part: “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”
