NEC appoints Mbah to lead committee on overhaul of security training institutions

By Kunle Sanni –

The National Economic Council (NEC) has appointed the Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, as chairman of a high-powered committee tasked with overhauling security training institutions across Nigeria.

The decision followed NEC’s endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s proposal for a comprehensive reform of training facilities for the nation’s security agencies. The proposal was presented during the Council’s 152nd meeting held on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

According to a statement issued after the meeting, the new committee will develop a detailed blueprint for the renovation and modernisation of the training institutions of the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies. The Council directed the committee to submit its report within one month.

Other members of the committee include Governors Uba Sani (Kaduna), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Agbu Kefas (Taraba), Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), and Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa). A former Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, will serve as the committee’s secretary.

President Tinubu, addressing the Council, stressed the urgency of reforming the country’s security training institutions, saying, “We have to make the conditions of the training facilities more conducive for both the trainers and the trainees.”

Governor Mbah’s appointment places him at the centre of the federal government’s renewed push to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture through improved training and better working conditions for security personnel.