The Chairman of the House Committee on Digital, Information Communication Technology, and Cybersecurity, Hon. Adedeji Stanley Dhikrullahi Olajide, has expressed concerns over the inadequate funding of the Nigeria Police Force.<\/p>\n
Hon. Olajide said this while speaking during the budget defense session on the 2025 Appropriation Bill of the National Assembly<\/a>\u00a0Joint Committee on Police.<\/p>\n The two PDP lawmakers, who are\u00a0<\/a>also\u00a0<\/a>members<\/span> of the House Committee on National Security and Intelligence, condemned the poor release of funds, which he described as a significant impediment to the effectiveness and ability of the police in Nigeria to meet their operational demands and adopt modern ICT practices.<\/p>\n While commending the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) for the impressive performance of the 2024 budget, Olajide, pointed out that, going by figures presented during the session, the federal government allocated 60 billion naira to the police in the 2024 budget, only 25 billion naira was released, representing less than half of the approved budgetary allocation.<\/p>\n This significant shortfall, Hon. Olajide claimed, would adversely impact the operational efficiency of the police and put the lives of personnel at risk.<\/p>\n \u201cHow do we expect the Nigeria Police to be ICT-compliant and compete with advanced nations if we continue to underfund them,\u201d Hon. Olajide queried.<\/p>\n He stressed that the era of neglecting critical security agencies must end if the country is serious about addressing insecurity and modernizing its law enforcement, with a call on both chambers of the National Assembly to support the police by ensuring the full release of allocated funds in the 2025 budget.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we release these funds, we must also put them to task and demand results. The safety of our citizens and the ability of our police to operate efficiently in today\u2019s technologically advanced world depend on adequate funding,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n The Joint Committee on Police, in reviewing the 2025 budget proposal, noted that the Nigeria Police is requesting \u20a675 billion to enhance its operations, particularly in adopting ICT-driven strategies to tackle crime and bolster intelligence gathering.<\/p>\n The Chairman of the House Committee on Digital, Information Communication Technology, and Cybersecurity, Hon. Adedeji Stanley Dhikrullahi Olajide, has expressed concerns over the inadequate funding of the Nigeria Police Force. Hon. Olajide said this while speaking during the budget defense session on the 2025 Appropriation Bill of the National Assembly\u00a0Joint Committee on Police. The two…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n