President Bola Tinubu has reconstituted the 16-member Governing Council of the Nigeria Police Academy, appointing the Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Gaidam, as chairman.

Other members of the council include the chairman of the Police Service Commission, the Inspector-General of Police, as well as one representative each from the Federal Ministry of Education, the Federal Ministry of Finance, and the Federal Ministry of Justice.

The President also appointed six members to represent the country’s geopolitical zones:
Babagana Zannah Adam – North East
Emmanuel Torkuma Manger – North Central
Maigari Abati Dikko – North West
Dubem A. Obaze – South East
Ajibogere Toyin – South West
Udom Udo Ekpoudom – South South

The Commandant of the Academy, the Provost, and the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of training will serve as ex officio members, while the Registrar of the Academy will act as secretary to the council.

Meanwhile President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a new campus of the Nigeria Police Academy in Erinja, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State.

The President also sanctioned a special take-off grant of N15 billion for the institution.

The approval is in line with the provisions of the Nigeria Police Academy (Establishment) Act, 2021, particularly its mandate to expand the Police Academy, currently located in Wudil, into a multi-campus institution across the country.

The intervention fund will be drawn from the 2026 allocation of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund to support priority infrastructure, academic facilities, student accommodation, and core training assets.

The decision followed a high-level consultative meeting involving the Minister of Police Affairs, the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, officials of the Federal Ministry of Education, the Inspector-General of Police, and the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission.

The meeting assessed student intake capacity, funding realities, academic quality assurance, and the long-term manpower needs of the Nigeria Police Force, which is currently undergoing recruitment.

Special Adviser on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga, in a statement issued Monday, quoted President Tinubu as saying that the expansion would enhance institutional governance, strengthen modern policing education, and bolster national security.