FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, FEC APPROVES SALARY INCREASE FOR POLICE PERSONNEL

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved the review and upgrade of salaries of police personnel by 20 percent. The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, said this on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting which was chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the newly renovated council chambers. According to the minister, the review exercise is expected to take effect from January 2022.

Dingyadi further stated that the review is in response to the demands made by EndSARS protesters in 2020, involving primarily improved welfare for police officers. He said the take home pay will be enhanced through the duty tour allowance to six percent of their new take home pay and an approval of about one point one billion naira for payment of outstanding uninsured benefits for the period of 2013 to 2020.

President Buhari had promised that the salaries will be upgraded commensurate to service rendered to further maintain peace in the country. Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed, however, disclosed that the new salary structure has not been provided for in the 2022 budget and her ministry will await the outcome of the verification of the various computations from the auditor-general.