The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), retired DIG Hashimu Argungu, has announced that the staff of the Commission are now positioned to receive world-class training in various areas of oversight, in line with an established corporate governance template.
He made this statement during a surprise visit to the site of the proposed Police Service Commission Institute, located in the serene city of Kabo in Kano State, on Saturday.
The Institute, once passed into law by the National Assembly and signed by Mr. President, is expected to provide an international training platform for the staff of the Police Service Commission in their oversight responsibilities over the Police.
The Constitution currently empowers the Commission to oversee the Police in the areas of appointment, promotion, dismissal, and disciplinary control and also grants the Commission the authority to initiate and implement policies for the effective management of the Police as it relates to the functions covered by the law.
Speaking at the site in Kabo, the PSC Chairman said that the oversight responsibilities of the Commission are gaining new and positive momentum, as the staff of the Commission will now have the opportunity to receive world-class training in various areas of oversight, in line with established corporate governance standards.
He added that the Institute will be free of corruption and meet international standards. “It will also be open to receive foreign trainees from around the world where institutions are established to oversee the Police.”
DIG Argungu, who expressed his satisfaction with the level of facilities already at the Institute, commended the facilitator of the Bill and the Senate Committee Chairman on Police Affairs, Senator Abdulhamid Mallam Madori (Jigawa East), for his innovative and progressive approach. He emphasized that the Institute will be Nigeria’s gift to the world in the area of Police oversight.
He assured that the Commission will continue to support efforts to bring the Institute to fruition, which he said will revolutionize Police oversight in this part of the world.
