Senate President, Chief Godswill Akpabio (R) and Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (Rtd),
By Dianabasi Effiong
The leadership of the Police Service Commission (PSC) has paid a courtesy visit to the Senate President, Chief Godswill Akpabio, calling for more recruitment exercises in the face of security challenges in Nigeria.
The Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (Rtd), who led the delegation, had informed the Senate President of pressing challenges undermining its performance.
He said such challenges included poor funding and the need for independent budgetary allocation to the Commission.
Argungu also made a case for the establishment of functional Zonal offices due to the geographical challenges of operating from a single location while overseeing Police officers in all the local government areas and police stations across Nigeria.
The PSC Chairman expressed the gratitude of the Commission to the Senate President for the close working relationship between the Commission and the National Assembly.
He said the cordial relationship had significantly enhanced the commission’s operations
The Senate President in his response, said that the need for more Police recruitment was overdue.
He also noted that there must be proper and effective screening of candidates to ensure that the best candidates are selected especially with the state of what he termed under policing in Nigeria.
He assured the Commission that he would take its problems to President Bola Tinubu and work towards finding a resolution.
Akpabio commended the commission’s leadership and urged them to continue to fulfill its mandate and persist in their endeavor to ensure a smooth and effective running of the commission.
Present at the meeting were the Deputy Senate President, FB Sen. Barau Jibrin; Sen. Osita Ngwu, representing Enugu West; and Sen. Onyekachi Nwebonyi.
Similarly, Justice Adamu Galumje, a retired Justice of the Supreme Court and Commissioner representing the Judiciary in the Commission, and Chief Onyemuche Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission, accompanied the PSC chairman during the visit.
