EndSARs Protest:  2021 Budget To Incorporate Police Enhancement Salaries, Reforms, Others

Minister of Finance, Hajia Zainab Ahmed, has assured that the current police reforms which will cater for enhanced police salaries, general welfare ,following the EndSARs Protest will be accommodated in the 2021 budget presently under consideration in the National Assembly

She stated  at a budget defence  of her ministry and the Finance Committee of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government was critical about reforming the police   in line with demands  made by   Nigerian youths who protested under the recent EndSARs hash tag.

Hajia Ahmed explained that the Ministry was awaiting reports from the Federal government’s police reforms Committee and would review the current budget estimates to accommodate  any financial  commitment recommended from reports of the reforms that will cater for enhanced police salaries and general welfare of the officers and men

She said, “we will come by review or supplementary estimates but we must wait for the outcome and final report from government’s reforms Committee”