By Nchetachi Chukwuajah
The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved N100 billion for the rehabilitation of training institutions for police and other security agencies in Nigeria, subject to a final ratification by President Bola Tinubu.
According to a statement by Stanely Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (Office of the Vice President), the approval was given at the 154th NEC meeting held virtually on Wednesday, December 3.
The approval followed recommendations by the ad-hoc committee earlier constituted to assess the state of police and security agencies’ training institutions nationwide.
The statement added that the NEC also approved the sum of N2.6 billion for consultancy services for the project.
Recall that at the 152nd meeting of the NEC in October, President Tinubu had proposed the overhaul and revamp of training institutions for security agencies nationwide.
During his presentation to the NEC on Wednesday, Chairman of the ad-hoc committee and Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, highlighted the urgency and significance of the condition of the training facilities, saying most of the training institutions are in decrepit conditions.
Following Governor Mbah’s presentation, Chairman of NEC, Vice President Kashim Shettima, reiterated the government’s commitment to addressing the situation.
Shettima also charged governors to ensure that economic reforms by the state governments translate into clear, measurable improvements in the lives of Nigerians.
He urged all tiers of government to focus on execution rather than rhetoric, stressing that governance is meaningful only when citizens can feel its impact.
The Vice President further noted that the era of policy without results must give way to governance defined by tangible outcomes in communities across the country.
Shettima said, “Our task is not to admire problems, but to solve them. Not to explain challenges, but to overcome them; and not to hope for progress, but to engineer it.
“Today’s agenda speaks to our shared responsibility to build a nation where reforms translate into results, and where policies are not mere promises but convincing instruments of change felt in the markets, schools, clinics and farms across our federation.”
