The Ministry of Police Affairs organised a retreat for it’s top management staff, as part of its determination to ensure a better and more efficient Police Force for the country with improved service delivery to Nigerians.
Declaring the retreat open in Abuja, the Minister of Police Affairs Senator Ibrahim Gaidam stated that the two-day management retreat aims at inspiring a collective commitment to align efforts of the ministerial mandate towards the realization of the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President Bola Tinubu-led Administration.
According to a statement by the Deputy Director Press Ministry of Police Affairs, Bolaji Kazeem, and made available to Channel Network Afrique, the minister indicated his vision for a renewed and highly effective Nigeria Police Force.
Also,the Minister of State for Police Affairs Hajia Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim noted that the challenges Nigeria Police Force is facing today which is affecting its efficient service delivery to Nigerians is a result of decades of neglect.
Imaan explained that the Nigeria Police Force finds itself at a critical juncture, and currently struggling with the consequences of decades of neglect that have hindered its ability to fulfil its constitutional mandate, adding that the Ministry of Police Affairs has also not been spared of this challenge.
She expressed optimism that given President Bola Tinubu’s commitment towards reforming the Nigeria Police Force for better service delivery, the Ministry is now positioned at the forefront of the Police transformation agenda, and that it must rise to the challenge.
“The Ministry must bear this weighty responsibility of ensuring coordination and creating the enabling frameworks to steer the Nigeria Police Force towards improved technical and operational effectiveness” She emphasized.
Meanwhile, the Top Management Staff of the Ministry have advocated the need for efficient deployment of modern technology, as well as Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Data Management to support the fight against crime and criminality in the country to achieve more prevention of crime rather than curbing it.
In a communique issued at the end of the 2-day retreat, the management further called for a legislative backing and policy documents to strengthen the Mandate of the Ministry to enable for seamless facilitation, coordination, and effectiveness of the Nigeria Police Force.
It was noted that the Ministry of Police Affairs is critical to de-escalating and containing insecurity in the nation and need for the empowerment of Divisional Police Stations to enable them to provide effective service to the citizens within their jurisdiction.
The theme for the 2-day retreat is : Re-Envisioning the Ministry of Police Affairs for Effective Internal Security; Strengthening Administration and Management Functions for Resilience and Efficiency.
