The National Economic Council (NEC) has appointed Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, as chairman of a new committee tasked with overhauling training institutions for security agencies across Nigeria.
Gatekeepers News reports that the decision was reached during the 152nd NEC meeting held on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where the Council endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s proposal for a comprehensive reform of the nation’s security training facilities.
To drive the initiative, the Council unanimously appointed Mbah to lead the committee, with Governors Uba Sani (Kaduna), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Kefas Agbu (Taraba), Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), and Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa) serving as members. Former Inspector-General of Police, Baba Usman, was named secretary of the committee.
Addressing the Council, President Tinubu stressed the urgency of the reform, saying:
“We have to make the conditions of the training facilities more conducive for both the trainers and trainees.”
The committee has been given one month to submit a comprehensive blueprint for the renovation and modernization of training institutions for the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies.
The initiative aligns with the President’s broader commitment to transforming Nigeria’s security architecture and strengthening capacity development across the nation’s law enforcement institutions.
