From Aruga Joe Omokaro/Haruna Tula – Abuja
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved an establishment of a new campus of the Police Academy in Erinja, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State.
President Tinubu also approved a special take-off grant of N15billion for the Academy.
Special Adviser To the President, Bayo Onanuga, who broke the cheering news said, “the approval was in fulfilment of the provisions of the Nigeria Police Academy (Establishment) Act, 2021, particularly with respect to the expansion of the Police Academy based in Wudil, Kano State, into multiple campuses across the country.”
The intervention fund will be sourced from the TetFund 2026 allocation to finance priority infrastructure, academic facilities, student accommodation, and core training assets.
According to Onanuga, a high-level consultative meeting involving the Minister of Police Affairs, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, officials of the Federal Ministry of Education, the Inspector-General of Police IGP Tunji Disu, and the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC) recommended the siting of the new campus in Erinja.
According to Onanuga, “the meeting considered student intake capacity, funding realities, academic quality assurance, and the long-term needs of the Nigerian Police Force, which is currently recruiting more men.
President Tinubu believes the expansion will strengthen institutional governance, modern policing education and national security.”
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