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From Okey Sampson, Umuahia
The Ministry of Police Affairs, and the Internally Generated Revenue Desk in the Police Commands in collaboration with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) are partnering on how to improve sources of revenue generation in the police ecosystem.
This was disclosed by Bolaji O. Kazeem
Deputy Director (Information & Public Relations Unit, Ministry of Police Affairs, in a statement.
He said the Ministry organized a conference with the theme “Evaluation of Internally Generated Revenue in the Ministry” and attended by Desk Officers from Police Commands representing each geo-political zone of the country and facilitators from Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
The Permanent Secretary, Mr. James Sule represented by the Director of Finance and Accounts, Mr. Okehie Isaac Tochukwu pointed out that the conference provides another opportunity to examine the impact assessment of the internally Generated Revenue (IGR).
In his words, “By examining our achievements in the past months on the internally generated revenue (IGR) for the police ecosystem and looking at the possible ways to align with the new priority of the present administration on the unification of revenue collection functions into a single agency is significant”.
He revealed that Mr. President has mandated everybody in the revenue generation MDAS to be up and doing to improve the revenue that will form part of the entire federation to tackle developmental projects in the country.
According to him
“This conference is essential to this nation as the Ministry of Police Affairs occupies a critical position in the process of improving revenue.
He acknowledged a vital role in maintaining transparency, accountability, and sound financial management in the security sector.
The Permanent Secretary urged them to leverage data intelligence to curb revenue loss and imbibe a culture of professionalism and accountability to improve their revenue drive.
Professor Abdulhamid Ozohu-Suleiman, one of the facilitators at the conference expressed that the economic development and sustainability of any country depends largely on its revenue profile and the capacity to harness the various sources available to it.
He was of the view that the task of generating revenue sufficient to discharge the mandate of governance in Nigeria was quite challenging.
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Olusegun Kayode Egbetokun, represented by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Accounts and Budget, DCP Arotu Pere stated that the Police is not a major revenue agency of the Federal Government but there was a need to articulate its revenue base.
He recalled the approval given to the police by the Federal Executive Council on July 14, 2021, for the Police Specialized Services Automatic Project (POSSAP) to look at generating revenue from the Fingerprint, Tinted Glass Permit; VIP Orderly and Escort; Assets/Specie Escort; International Driving Permit; Firearms and Ammunition Licenses; among others.
