Hon. Shina Peller's National Security And Civil Defence Corps ( Repeal and Transition) Bill 2022 passed through First Reading today (1st February 2022)

The Bill seeks to repeal the National Security and Civil Defence Corps ( Amendment) Act 2007, establish a transition management committee to superintend over the National Security and Civil Defence Corps, develop regulations and implement procedures for the transfer of assets and personnel of the Corps to the Nigeria Police Force and other related matters.

In the proposed bill, Hon. Peller argued that:

1. Fragmentation of security resources across multiple competing agencies is counterproductive. 

2. The mandate of the NSCDC has expanded that it has now become a duplication of the Nigeria Police Force.This has led to avoidable conflicts. 

3. Every single function of the NSCDC can be done or is being done by the Nigeria Police Force.

4 Waste of scarce resources. Annual budget is almost 100 billion. 

5.The assets and personnel of the NSCDC will be absorbed by the Nigeria Police. So no loss of job.