The House of Representatives resolved to invite the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris and the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, over the non-implementation of the 20 per cent upward review of salaries of policemen approved by the Federal Government.
Also invited were the Chairman of the National Salaries Income and Wages Commission, Ekpo Nta and the Director General of the Budget Office, Ben Akabueze.
The Chairman of the House Committee on Police Affairs, Usman Bello-Kumo, who gave the ruling during public hearing on three bills aimed to enhance the operations of the Nigeria Police, said there was a need to meet with the agencies to ascertain why the directive of upward review of police remuneration had not been implemented.
In his presentation, the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, said the move by the National Assembly to amend the Police Act 2020, the Firearms Act as well as the Bill to enact the establishment of the Nigeria Police Intelligence Institute would deepen police reform and re-position the Force for optimal operational output.
