The National Economic Council (NEC) has appointed Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State as chairman of a new committee tasked with overhauling the training institutions of Nigeria’s security agencies.
The appointment was one of the key resolutions from the 152nd NEC meeting held on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where the Council endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s plan to modernize and standardize the country’s security training infrastructure.
Governor Mbah will head the reform committee alongside six other governors; Uba Sani (Kaduna), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Kefas Agbu (Taraba), Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), and Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa).
Former Inspector-General of Police, Baba Usman, has been named Secretary of the committee.
In his address to the Council, President Tinubu underscored the urgency of improving Nigeria’s security capacity through better training and institutional standards.
“We must make our security training facilities more conducive for both trainers and trainees,” the President said, stressing that quality training remains the foundation of effective national security.
The committee has been given one month to submit a comprehensive blueprint for the renovation, modernization, and harmonization of all security training centres across the country, including those of the Nigeria Police Force and other paramilitary agencies.
The reform effort is part of the administration’s broader security sector transformation agenda, which aims to enhance coordination among security agencies, strengthen discipline and professionalism, and rebuild public trust in law enforcement.
