Comply With Federal Character Over New 10,000 Police Recruits

Comply With Federal Character Over New 10,000 Police Recruits - Reps urge PSC

Following the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari to the Nigeria Police to recruit 10,000 officers and men of the Force, the House of Representatives has urged the Police Service Commission (PSC) to ensure compliance with the principle of Federal Character in the exercise as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution.

The decision was sequel to a motion on "Need to Adhere to some Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) in the Implementation of the Presidential Directives of Additional Recruitment of the Ten Thousand Officers and Men into the Police Force" sponsored by Hon. Muhammad Sani Abdul (APC, Bauchi) and 54 others at plenary presided over by Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, on Wednesday.

Hon. Abdul, in leading the debate, said given the provision of Section 3(6) of the 1999 Constitution which states that "there shall be Seven Hundred and Sixty-Eight Local Government Areas in Nigeria as shown in the 2nd Column of the Part I of the First Schedule to the Constitution and Six Area Councils in the FCT as shown in Part II of that schedule."

Citing other relevant parts of the Constitution, the House consequently urge the relevant Police authorities including the Ministry of Police Affairs to ensure that the recruitment exercise of the 10,000 officers and men into the Nigeria Police Force is based on allotment of 10 slots to each local government area across the country and the six area councils of the FCT in the first instance.
Source: Leadership

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