Pledges Commitment to Better Working Relationship
The newly sworn-in Chairman of the Police Service Commission, IGP Solomon E. Arase, (Rtd. ), had a historic courtesy call from the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, on Monday, April 3, 2023, at his office in the Federal Secretariat Complex, Central Business District, Abuja. Assuring the PSC Chair of the NPF’s complete cooperation to create an admirable policing system, the IGP, who was in charge of his management team, congratulated him on his appointment and subsequent swearing-in.
The meeting which was at the instance of the IGP was geared at cementing the existing relationship between the NPF and the Commission for an improved working relationship. The PSC Chair while appreciating the IGP and the Force leadership for the thoughtful visit, assured that all necessary support will be deployed to ensure the Force is repositioned for better service delivery. He similarly expressed optimism in the quest to build stronger ties, work out more areas of collaboration, and improve discipline within the ranks of the Force.
The Inspector-General of Police reiterated the commitment to engage with the PSC to strengthen the disciplinary mechanism of the Force and stimulate continuous Force Disciplinary Committee (FDC) meetings more frequently to dispense matters of discipline amongst senior officers of the Force. The IGP and the PSC Chair similarly visited the site of the new PSC office complex to ascertain the level of work towards its completion.
