Benue State Security Trust Fund Establishment Bill passes second reading at Assembly

A measure seeking the constitution of the Benue State Security Trust Fund and for different matters connected therewith has passed a 2nd speechmaking astatine the Benue State House of Assembly.

The measure was work for the 2nd clip during a plenary presided implicit by the Speaker, Rt Hon. Alfred Emberger.

Leading the statement connected the 2nd speechmaking of the bill, the Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Sir Thomas Dugeri, stated that the main purpose of the measure is to make a excavation of funds for the acquisition and deployment of information equipment, arsenic good arsenic specified quality and worldly resources arsenic whitethorn beryllium deemed indispensable for the effectual functioning of each federal, state, section authorities and different information agencies operating successful the state.

He further stated that portion of the money shall beryllium reserved for the grooming and retraining of information unit to alteration them to contend with the existent information needs of the state.

Members who contributed said the measure could not person travel astatine a amended time, arsenic Benue radical are presently faced with insecurity and existential threats from antithetic angles.

They highlighted the request to put tenable resources successful the information assemblage successful bid to beryllium proactive and hole for the future, and unanimously approved the measure to beryllium read...