The Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam, has assured Nigerians of better and effective policing in line with the agenda of the current administration.
The minister, who gave the assurance at a two-day retreat for top management of the ministry, recently, said a collective commitment to align efforts would not only make the police better but address the numerous challenges confronting the Force.
On her part, the Minister of State Ministry of Police Affairs, Hajia Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, informed that the challenges confronting the Police were affecting its service delivery to Nigerians due to decades of neglect.
Sulaiman-Ibrahim explained that the Police was currently struggling with the consequences of decades of neglect that have hindered its ability to fulfill its constitutional mandate, adding that the ministry has also not been spared of the challenge.
She expressed optimism that the ministry is now positioned at the forefront of the Police transformation agenda stressing that it will rise to the occasion.
“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 emphasised.
In a communiqué issued at the end of the 2-day retreat, the management further called for legislative backing and policy documents to strengthen the mandate of the ministry to enable seamless facilitation, coordination, and effectiveness of the Nigeria Police Force.
The 2-day retreat with the theme: Re-Envisioning the Ministry of Police Affairs for Effective Internal Security; Strengthening Administration and Management Functions for Resilience and Efficiency
