By Biola Lawal
Flowerbudnews: The leadership of the Police Service Commission (PSC) has called for more recruitment of personnel for the Nigeria Police Force to boost its capacity to tackle the security challenges in Nigeria.
The Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (Rtd), made the call when he led the PSC leadership team on a courtesy visit to the Senate President, Chief Godswill Akpabio.
Argungu informed the Senate President of pressing challenges undermining the performance of the force.
He said such challenges included poor funding and the need for independent budgetary allocation to the Commission.
DIG 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
Chief Akpabio, 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 also assured the Commission that he would take its problems to President Bola Tinubu and work towards finding a resolution.
Akpabio also commended the commission’s leadership.
He also 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, 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.
