Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, says police authorities must make drastic efforts to weed out few bad eggs to enable them to build a force that will be the pride of Nigerian citizens.
Gbajabiamila, who spoke while declaring open a one-day public hearing on a bill to repeal and re-enact the Police Service Commission bill and another bill to establish the National Institute of Police Studies, said Nigerians deserve a police force they can trust and rely on at all times.
He expressed regrets that Nigerian police officers have distinguished themselves globally but are not trusted at home.
The Speaker said, “A good number of our police officers are gentlemen and are professionals. But we have a few rotten eggs among them and as the saying goes, one rotten egg can spoil the basket.”
He said one of the cardinal objectives of the 9th Assembly is the reform of the Force.
He said, “We will do all within our legislative powers to ensure that we have a police force that is trusted by Nigerians.
“We will be judged by that. That is why we need to address the issue of recruitment into the force as well as training of the personnel and the aim of this gathering is to allow for public scrutiny.”