Speaker 1: Nigeria Inspector General of Police ilgpkyod Agmtocun has said that
Speaker 1: the rowdy session or drama that occurred on Thursday at
Speaker 1: the National Assembly when he was invited to defend the
Speaker 1: NPF twenty twenty five budget proposal before the Lowmeckers was unnecessary.
Speaker 1: Insistems that he never presented two separate or different twenty
Speaker 1: twenty five budget proposal documents as alleged by one of
Speaker 1: the senators representing Evening North, but agreed he used a
Speaker 1: simplified language to present the abridged version of the budget
Speaker 1: he was reading before the rowdy session ensued. It would
Speaker 1: be recalled that there was a heated argument during the
Speaker 1: twenty twenty five budget defense session on Thursday at the
Speaker 1: National Assembly as Loncas observed some irregularities in the details
Speaker 1: in the budget of the Nigeria Police Force. MILIA reported
Speaker 1: that the rowdy session began when they Inspector General of
Speaker 1: Police ilgpkyod Agmitocun was provided a breakdown of the budget
Speaker 1: proposal for the construction of five sonal police headquarters across
Speaker 1: the country. Software Development Egne Tokun had barely started his
Speaker 1: presentation when a member of the House of Representatives, Mark
Speaker 1: Esset from aqua Ibom interjected, questioning why the details being
Speaker 1: read by the IGP were not content in the documents
Speaker 1: provided to him. Senator on Yakachi in Weboni, a member
Speaker 1: of the All Progressives Congress and the Principal Officer, thereafter
Speaker 1: escalated the situation. He insisted that as a senator, he
Speaker 1: should have the appropriate copy of the document the IGP
Speaker 1: was presented. In Uebani thereafter unruly, packed his belongings and
Speaker 1: stormed out of the Budget defense session. As he exited,
Speaker 1: he exchanged heated words with several House of Representatives members
Speaker 1: who jaired at him IGP. In a press release issued
Speaker 1: a few minutes ago by the First Public Relations Officer
Speaker 1: or a mu were at JB quote, does the Inspector
Speaker 1: General of Police IGP, Kyode Aduebtukun on January seventeen, twenty
Speaker 1: twenty five, addressed the incident that occurred during the presentation
Speaker 1: of the Nigeria Police Force twenty twenty five budget to
Speaker 1: the Joint Committees on Police Affairs and Police Institutions at
Speaker 1: the National Assembly Complex, Abuja on January sixteen, twenty twenty five.
Speaker 1: The IGP described the destruction as unnecessary and avoidable. Clarifying
Speaker 1: that the documents he presented was shared with all committee
Speaker 1: members beforehand, the IGP explained that two virgions of the
Speaker 1: budget documents were provided to the committee members, a comprehensive
Speaker 1: copy and an abridged virgion. While both contain sem figures
Speaker 1: and facts, they abridged Virgin used simplifying language to facilitate
Speaker 1: on the standale. At the start of the session, the
Speaker 1: committee members unanimously agreed with emotion that the IGP should
Speaker 1: present the abridged virgions since they all had access to
Speaker 1: both documents. However, Distinguished Senator on Nyakachi Uoboni ibonin North,
Speaker 1: who arrived late, began referencing the comprehensive virgion while the
Speaker 1: IGP presented the abridged Virgin. Despite explanations from other committee
Speaker 1: members about the earlier agreement and the consistency between both virgions,
Speaker 1: the senator refused to listen and abruptly left the session.
Speaker 1: The IGP described the incident as unnecessary drama that could
Speaker 1: have been avoided her the senator, being receptive to the
Speaker 1: clarifications provided, the IGP veterates that the Nigeria Police Force
Speaker 1: did not submit two different twenty twenty five budgetary proposal
Speaker 1: documents to the Joint Committees at the National Assembly, contrary
Speaker 1: to the reports circulating in the news and media outlets
Speaker 1: software development. The Inspector General has also reiterated the significant
Speaker 1: challenges the NPF phasis with budget all cashoes. These include
Speaker 1: inadequate funding which humpers modernization and effective service delivery, the
Speaker 1: restrictive envelope budget system, and delays in fund releases. These
Speaker 1: challenges continue to impede the force us ability to address
Speaker 1: its expanded and dynamic responsibilities. In conclusion, the IGP called
Speaker 1: on the public to remain patients and supportive of the
Speaker 1: police as the force remains committed to delivering exceptional service
Speaker 1: with professionalism and dedication. Meanwhile, olumuvera Had, in a press
Speaker 1: statement issued on Thursday, says that the Inspector General of
Speaker 1: Police IGP, Kyobe Adu Egbetokun, today January sixteenth, twenty twenty five,
Speaker 1: the further the twenty twenty five budgets for the Nigeria
Speaker 1: Police Force NPF before the Joint Committees on Police Affairs
Speaker 1: and Police Institutions at the National Assembly Complex Abuja. The
Speaker 1: IGP was a accompanied by the Force Management TIM and
Speaker 1: other senior officers. Present at the budget presentation were Senator
Speaker 1: Abdulhamin Malam Medori, Chairman Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Honorable Machialiman,
Speaker 1: Chairman House Committee on Police Affairs, senateor Drive Ibrahim Geddam,
Speaker 1: Minister of Police Affairs, Nick Hashimo Agungu, retired Chairman Police
Speaker 1: Service Commission, and other distinguished and honorable members of the committees.
Speaker 1: In his presentation, the IGP emphasized the need to remove
Speaker 1: the NPF from the envelope budgetary regime to allow for
Speaker 1: accurate funding projections. This adjustment, he explained, would enable greater
Speaker 1: flexibility and ensure the availability of funds to manage the
Speaker 1: force more effectively. He also highlighted the need for the
Speaker 1: approval and creation of a special Operations account dedicated solely
Speaker 1: to national security emergencies, as well as an increase in
Speaker 1: allocations for overhead and copy expenditure. The IGP for the
Speaker 1: proposed allocating funds for the construction of five new zonal
Speaker 1: headquarters along with supporting tactical units critical to internal security.
Speaker 1: He also called for the approval of the dedicated budget
Speaker 1: lines for police training institutions to enhance capacity building. Additionally,
Speaker 1: the IGP stressed that the prompt and full release of
Speaker 1: appropriated funds in twenty twenty five would be essential for
Speaker 1: the smooth functioning of the entire force. The Inspector General
Speaker 1: of Police expressed his gratitude to the Joint Committees for
Speaker 1: their engagement during this critical budgetarization. He reiterated the force's
Speaker 1: commitment to working collaboratively with the committees to reposition the NPF,
Speaker 1: aligning it with the short vision of a secure and
Speaker 1: stable nation. In a press statement issued by his media assistant,
Speaker 1: the Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Peter on Niakuchi u
Speaker 1: Weeboni has maintained that appropriation is one of the cardinal
Speaker 1: duties of Parliament which must be tackled with every sense
Speaker 1: of seriousness by the parliamentarians. Senator Uebeni gave the charge
Speaker 1: during the budgeant presentation of the Inspector General of Police
Speaker 1: Kyone and Metokun before the Senate Committee on Appropriation on Thursday,
Speaker 1: the sixteenth of January twenty twenty five. During the budget presentation,
Speaker 1: Senator Uebeni observed that what is being read by the
Speaker 1: IGP was quite different from the copy's shot to committee members,
Speaker 1: He raised the concerns and insisted that the riots tame
Speaker 1: be doown board. The committee chairman called for the continuation
Speaker 1: of the process amid protests from some senators. The scenario
Speaker 1: degenerated into a rowdy session as Senator Uebuni stormed out
Speaker 1: of the committee room for lack of due process in
Speaker 1: the budgeant presentation of the IGP, we are here to
Speaker 1: serve Nigerians and Nigerians should see us as a very
Speaker 1: serious institution. We are not again the presentation of the IGP,
Speaker 1: but I, as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
Speaker 1: should have what the IGP is reading exactly. The vibrant
Speaker 1: Lamka maintained that the content of the igp's copies should
Speaker 1: tell you with the senator's copies to enable government inputs
Speaker 1: in the budget. Romanos Uzzo Ozioko, special Assistant to the
Speaker 1: Senate Deputy Chief with Milia and Publicity, said in a
Speaker 1: statement issued on January seventeenth, twenty twenty five, one Lady
Speaker 1: green Day you bring me in a mortgage is aware