Police Affairs Ministry Pledges Support For Transition Team

The permanent secretary, ministry of Police Affairs, Mr. Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan has assured that the management of the ministry is fully prepared to support the assignment of the Transition Technical Task Team (TTTT) of the presidential transition council (PTC) assigned to the ministry for the 2023 transition process.

He stated this during the interactive session with the team led by the senior special assistant to the president on policy and development, Dr. Ibrahim Hassan at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja.

Spokesperson of the ministry, Bolaji Kazeem said Abel assured that the ministry is fully prepared to support the assignment of the team by ensuring the timely submission of its report, adding that the ministry has both human and material resources to make it a reality.

Abel pointed out that the ministry of Police Affairs has the mandate for ensuring the safety and security of all Nigerians in addition to providing a conducive environment for socio-economic development and sustainable livelihood for the citizenry.

He expressed that the ministry has been able to formulate and implement policies, standards and practices as well as promote institutions for the training and development of a professionalized Nigeria Police Force.

The permanent secretary recalled the directives of the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), to support the 2023 presidential transition process from the current administration to the incoming one, with the mandate to collate information on all policies as well as analyze, key sector programmes and projects implemented from 2015 to date.

In his presentation, Hassan stated that Executive Order No. 14 of 2023 signed by the president on February 9, 2023, provides the legal framework for facilitating and managing presidential transitions at the federal levels.

He added that the two key documents for the 2023 presidential transition process were a compendium of policies, programmes and projects that were delivered to implement the nine priority areas of the Federal Government of Nigeria.