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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

4-Day Workshop on Capacity Building for Police PROs Kicks Off in Uyo


A 4-day ‘’Workshop on Capacity Building for Police Public Relations Officers’’ organized by the Nigeria Police Force, in conjunction with the Government of Akwa-Ibom State,  kicks-off today, 17th April, 2013, at Le’ Meridien Hotel, Uyo, the capital city of Akwa-Ibom State.
The Workshop is intended to equip Police Public Relations Officers with requisite professional skills and knowledge in effectively managing the corporate image of the Force in the face of rising extremism, criminality and terrorism in the country. It is expected to emphasize the need for synergy and collaborative efforts among security agencies in the country.
The curriculum of the Workshop is strategically designed to cover training in Media relations, Crisis Communications and Issues Management; Media and Police Public Relations; Perception, Image and Brand management in government agencies; and Terrorism in Democracy and Communication. Also featuring in the intensive training workshop are topics on Public Relations in Police and non-commercial organization, Social role of the Police in the post 9/11 era; and other relevant courses.  
The training workshop which is being facilitated by PRM Africa, a foremost Public Relations and Brand Communications firm in Nigeria, with support from some good spirited private and public institutions, has in attendance, the Director, Defence Information, Brig.-General Chris Olukolade who is leading spokespersons of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Air Force. Also participating in the Workshop are the spokes person of the Department of State Services, Mrs. Marylyn Ogar and other Public Relations managers from the Customs, Immigration, Federal Road Safety Corps, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps.
The participation of other security agencies is a manifestation of the resolve of the present Police Management to strengthen inter-agency collaboration in the fight against crime and criminality in the country. 
The IGP, while addressing participants in his welcome address, commended His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong (Dr) Godswill Akpabio, for his magnanimity in making the Workshop a reality. He informed that the workshop is part of his reform agenda to strategically, reposition the Nigeria Police Force for effective performance in the face of growing security concern in the country. He added that the introduction of capacity building for the Public Relations Department of the Force is aimed at deepening confidence, strengthening relationship with the public and boosting the corporate image of the Nigeria Police; noting that the success of the Police and other security agencies in the fight against crime, depends largely, on the support, cooperation and partnership enjoyed from the public. The IGP advised participants to maximally exploit the advantage of the workshop for the benefit of their respective agencies and the nation at large.
On his part, the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, who was represented by the Deputy Governor of the State, Her Honor NOBLE LADY VALERIE EBE, Deputy Governor of Akwa-Ibom State commended the Nigeria Police for their commitment to the security of the country and for organizing the Training Workshop which no doubt will have a positive impact on the efficiency of its services, that of other security agencies and the country at large.
The IGP used the forum to assure Nigerians of the determination of the Force to perform its constitutional and statutory responsibilities without fear or favor, reminding the public of their civic responsibility of providing useful information to the Police and other security agencies.


Official Unveiling of the 2013 Police Week Celebrations by The IGP


1. It is with a sense of elation and deep professional fulfillment that I welcome you to this epoch-making Press Conference which is designed to herald the commencement of 2013 Police Week Celebrations. My sense of fulfillment stems from the fact that it is under my stewardship as Inspector-General of Police that the concept of Nigeria Police Week, which has remained uncelebrated since 1976, is being re-introduced.
2.  The implication, ladies and gentlemen, is that policing is returning to the basics and the traditional values and practices of the Force are being restored. The good old days when the police stations were  thrown open for members of the public to walk in and interact with their policemen and officers; when police commanders and smartly dressed police women would  proudly interact with the youth community and security stakeholders in the society; and when the expertise of the Force would be showcased in form of demonstrations by versatile police motorcycle riders, proud and smartly turned out officers and men on ceremonial parade and breath-taking demonstrations by police dogs are here again. Today, the Force leadership is giving practical meaning to its firm determination to restore the lost glory of the Force and re-enact those practices which bind the citizens to their police and elicit fond memories of the Force.
3.  Beyond the fun-fare, the 2013 Police Week Celebrations conveys a deeper message. It provides a veritable window for us to undertake institutional self-appraisal by celebrating our achievements in an increasingly complex security and crime environment, while also identifying our peculiar challenges in the fight against crime. On this occasion, we shall look at our past, appreciate our present and make projections for the future. Furthermore, ladies and gentlemen, the 2013 Police Week provides an opportunity for us to identify and reward deserving officers who have displayed exceptional gallantry and professional excellence in the line of duty and those that have paid the supreme sacrifice while discharging their constitutional mandate. Such officers will be duly recognized and given Awards by the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces in line with policing tradition and standards.
4.  Above all, the long-term objective of the Police Week Celebrations is to bridge the increasingly widening gap between the public and the police and give positive connotation to the popular saying that ‘police is your friend’. We are determined to introduce projects that will correct all misconception and stereotypes attached to the police as an institution while re-assuring the public of our commitment to their security interests as well as our desire to remain accountable to them. In this regards, the 2013 Police Week Celebrations will engender improved consciousness on the part of the rank and file of the Force on their responsibility for enhancing mutual trust and confidence in their operations and interaction with the public. It is for this reason that we chose ‘Connecting with the People for a more Effective Policing’ as the theme for the Celebrations.
5.  Ladies and gentlemen of the Press, the 2013 Police Week Celebrations, being a new beginning, will be low-keyed but symbolic. Accordingly, the following modest activities have been lined up:

DATE

TIME

EVENT

REMARKS

VENUE
MON.
22-4-13
1000HRS
PRE-EVENT PRESS BRIEFING
TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE IGP AT FHQs, ABUJA.
IGP CONFERENCE HALL, FHQ ABUJA 
TUE.
23-4-13
1000HRS
MEDICAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH
 
1.  THE FORCE MEDICAL TEAM WILL UNDERTAKE MEDICAL OUTREACH WHICH WILL BE FLAGGED OFF BY THE IGP. THIS WILL INCLUDE FREE DEWORMING EXERCISE, BP CHECKS, BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL CHECK, AND FREE MEDICAL ADVICE.
1.  JABI POLICE BARRACKS
2.  FORCE HEADQUARTERS
3.  COMMAND CLINIC
4.  GARKI BARRACKS


 
POWA COMMUNITY OUTREACH
2.  POWA PRESIDENT WILL VISIT SOS VILLAGES/CHILDREN HOSPITALS AND DONATE ITEMS
1.  SELECTED MOTHERLESS BABIES’ HOMES
2.  CHILDREN  WARDS IN SELECTED HOSPITALS
WED. 24-4-13
1000HRS
SCHOOL COMMUNITY OUTREACH
VISITATION TO SELECTED SCHOOL/CAREER TALKS AND PRESENTATION OF SCHOOL GIFTS
1.  ROYAL FAMILY ACADEMY, WUYE, ABUJA
2.  DIVINE MERCY SEC. SCH. ASOKORO, ABUJA
3.  NEW CAPITAL SCHOOL, ASOKORO, ABUJA
4.  GOVT. SEC. SCH., TUDUN-WADA, ABUJA
5.  EL-AMIN INTERNATIONAL SCH., ABUJA
6.  AR-RAHMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, ABUJA.
THUR.
25-4-13
1000HRS
QUIZ COMPETITION (TO BE LIMITED TO SIX PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN ABUJA)
WILL INVOLVE:
1.  FEDERAL GOVT. GIRLS COL. BWARI
2.  FED. GOVT. BOYS COL. APO
3.  POLICE SEC. SCH. MINNA
4.  AR-RAHMAN INTERNATIONAL SCH. AREA 11, ABUJA
5.  DIVINE MERCY SEC. SCH., ASOKORO
6.  MODEL SEC. SCH., MAITAMA
NUC AUDITORIUM, ABUJA. IT WILL BE AIRED LIVE ON NTA
FRI.
26-4-13
1400HRS
JUMA’AT PRAYERS
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NATIONAL MOSQUE, ABUJA
SAT.
27-4-13
1000HRS
SYMPOSIUM/LAUNCH OF ‘NIGERIA POLICE : THE JOURNEY SO FAR’
YAR’ADUA CENTRE, ABUJA



 
SUN. 28-4-13
1000HRS
THANKSGIVING SERVICE
 (DRESS CODE -  NO. 2 REVIEW ORDER DRESS)
NATIONAL ECUMENICAL CENTRE, ABUJA
 
MON.
29-4-13
0800HRS
CEREMONIAL PARADE AND AWARD
PRESIDENT COMMANDER –IN-CHIEF WILL REVIEW PARADE, GIVE AWARDS TO SELECTED OFFICERS, AND LAUNCH POLICE HELICOPTERS/PATROL VEHICLES ACQUIRED FOR NEW INTEGRATED AIR AND LAND ANTI-CRIME STRATEGY OF THE FORCE
EAGLE SQUARE ABUJA

6.  The activities for the 2013 edition will be limited to Abuja. However, the next edition will be more elaborate and will cover all Police Commands in the Federation.
7.  Permit me to use this medium, ladies and gentlemen, to thank the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR for supporting this Vision. I must also thank members of the 2013 Police Week Organising Committee who have since late last year been working assiduously towards making the Event a reality. To you the esteemed members of the fifth estate of the realm, I thank you most sincerely for your support as symbolized by your attendance, even at short notice. I, however, count on you to give the widest ever possible publicity to the events scheduled for these Celebrations. For it is only by so doing that you can aid the Force in transmitting the message of reconnecting to the Public to the widest audience.
8.  I thank you for your attendance and look forward to interacting with you more as the celebrations progress.