FG plans between 0.5% and 1% oil revenue deductions to fund Police - Akpabio - Businessday NG

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President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday, said the Federal government is planning to strengthen the Nigeria Police Force to promote professionalism, including dedicating between 0.5% and 1% deductions from oil revenue into the Police Trust Fund.

Akpabio disclosed this after leading a delegation of Principal Officers of the Senate on a traditional Sallah homage to President Bola Tinubu at his Lagos residence, on Thursday.

The Senate President who stated that the National Assembly is looking into ways of providing funds to support the Police, described the the Police as ” a major issue that the National Assembly is looking at. We are actually looking at from 0.5% to 1% of revenue from the production account going into the police trust fund.