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National Economic Council during a meeting
By SALISU SANI-IDRIS
The Federal Government has awarded contracts for the rehabilitation of 13 police training institutions across the country.
Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo, announced this while briefing newsmen at the end of 158th National Economic Council (NEC) meeting, held at the council’s chambers of the presidential villa, Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NEC meeting was chaired by the Vice President Kashim Shettima.
According to Aiyedatiwa, this afternoon, during the National Economic Council meeting, the council called for an update on the rehabilitation of police training institutions across Nigeria.
“The council was made to understand that contracts have been awarded for the rehabilitation of the 13 police training institutions. And 80 per cent of contractors have received their award letters.
“The rehabilitation work is for a period of three weeks, aimed at putting the institutions in shape for the commencement of training programmes by the police force. ”
The governor said efforts are ongoing to expedite action in the release of funds for the actual commencement of the rehabilitation work.
“You are all aware that the insecurity in the country and our police force have to be trained further.
“Even though we are also looking at state policing, there is a minimum standard that has been set below which any of our police officers will not go.
“So, training is very important, and that is why all of these training institutions have to be put in place in terms of the equipment.The infrastructure that will enable the police force to be well trained for the task that is ahead of us, ” he said.
Also, the deputy governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ossai, disclosed that the Minister of Finance assured the NEC that funds needed to pay the contractors would be released next week.
According to him, the council expects that the contractors selected will be prompt in delivering on the mandate given to them by virtue of the project.
“The training and retraining programme will be sustained, and we also expect cooperation from Nigerians to support the police.” (NAN)
