{"id":76309,"date":"2020-10-14T19:23:28","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T18:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=76309"},"modified":"2020-10-14T19:23:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T18:23:28","slug":"pdp-govs-urge-buhari-to-repeal-police-trust-fund-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/pdp-govs-urge-buhari-to-repeal-police-trust-fund-act\/","title":{"rendered":"PDP govs urge Buhari to repeal Police Trust Fund Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif;\">The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors\u2019 Forum has urged President\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"m42790\" class=\"mail-message expanded\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal  \" style=\"overflow-wrap: break-word; width: 328px; margin: 16px 0px; user-select: auto;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to repeal Section 4(1) of the<br \/>\nNigeria Police Trust Fund (Establishment) Act, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The PDP governors made the call in a communique by the forum on<br \/>\nWednesday in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>It was issued after the forum\u2019s meeting by its Chairman and Governor of<br \/>\nSokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal.<\/p>\n<p>Tambuwal said that the section which authorises the president to deduct<br \/>\n0.5 percent of the total revenue accruing to the Federation Account for<br \/>\nthe benefit of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund should be repealed.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the deduction, according to the governors, was patently<br \/>\nunconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe beneficiaries of the Federation Account are the federal, states and<br \/>\nlocal governments only.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore creative funding options should be explored,\u201d Tambuwal said.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the meeting also noted the signing of the New Nigeria<br \/>\nPolice Act, 2020 by Mr President.<\/p>\n<p>Tambuwal said that the forum acknowledged the many important innovations<br \/>\nin the new law.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the forum, however, emphasised the need to make the Nigeria<br \/>\nPolice Council, which has Mr. President as Chairman and 36 state<br \/>\nGovernors as members, fully operational.<\/p>\n<p>The council should be made the clearinghouse on all issues bordering on<br \/>\nthe organisation and administration of the Nigeria Police Force as<br \/>\nenshrined in the 1999 Constitution, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Forum further observed the discrepancies in S.12(2) and S.12(4) of<br \/>\nthe Act on the appropriate authority with responsibility to deploy<br \/>\nPolice Commissioners to the respective States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhereas S.12(2) gives the responsibility to the Police Service<br \/>\nCommission, S. 12(4) gives either the Police Service Commission or<br \/>\nInspector-General of Police the same responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is even more regrettable as the Constitution gives this<br \/>\nresponsibility to the Police Service Commission (S. 215)(1)(b).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe advise that the constitutional provision be upheld.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurthermore, the Forum canvassed for appropriate consultations with the<br \/>\nGovernors of various States on the deployment of Police Commissioners to<br \/>\nthe States since the Police is a common institution that executes the<br \/>\nlaws of both the Federal and State governments\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The PDP governors, according to Tambuwal also expressed worries at the<br \/>\ncontroversy surrounding the Water Resources Bill, 2020, and the stepping<br \/>\ndown of the Bill in the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>He called for further consultations and public engagement in the<br \/>\nprocessing of the Bill.<\/p>\n<p>Tambuwal said that the forum had referred the Water Resource Bill to the<br \/>\nbodies of Attorney Generals of PDP State governments for advice.<\/p>\n<p>The zoom meeting, according to Tambuwal, was also attended by\u00a0 Governors<br \/>\nof Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu, Rivers, Oyo<br \/>\nand Zamfara States.(NAN)<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"height: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors\u2019 Forum has urged President\u00a0 Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to repeal Section 4(1) of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (Establishment) Act, 2019. 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