M.D. Abubakar Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police...sidelined by the presidency and the military in the war on terror, nevertheless, the boss of the Nigeria Police will enter his country’s Hall of Shame for his gross treachery in not getting Abubakar Shekau the militant leader of Boko Haram and the Salafist Movement in Nigeria before his retirement!
*Professionalism, Transparency and Prompt Payment of Salaries Top Agenda as IGP Meets with Accounting Officers
Against the backdrop of the recent approval for self-accounting status for the Nigeria Police Force by the President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, GCFR, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP MD Abubakar, CFR, NPM, mni, psc, has called for increased professionalism, transparency and prompt payment of salaries and emoluments of Police personnel. The IGP, who made this call, Friday, 6th June, 2014, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, during a meeting with Police Finance Officers, described the approval as a watershed coming after more than eight decades since the Nigeria Police Force was established as a single and centralized national Police Force in 1930.
The IGP stated that, as a step towards building the necessary infrastructure for a smooth operation of this new status, the Force will take every necessary measure towards ensuring that the Finance and Account units, at all levels of the Force, are staffed with officers with requisite accounting and professional background who will work with tested civilian finance officers in order to promote professionalism and guarantee effective service delivery. While calling on the finance officers to strictly adhere to financial regulations and other extant circulars, the IGP warned that appropriate sanctions await any officer who compromises their office.
The IGP expressed profound appreciation to the Accountant-General of the Federation for his roles in formalizing the self-accounting status of the Force and for the speedy deployment of two Directors in charge of Finance and Accounts and Audit to assist the Police in ensuring a seamless take off of the new status.
The one-day meeting which also had in attendance the Deputy Inspectors-General of Police, other senior Police Officers and members of the press, also witnessed lectures, symposia and other trainings on accounting best practices and the expectation of the Force from its accounting personnel.
THE EYES OF THE WORLD ARE CURRENTLY ON NIGERIA, FRANK MBA…YOU MUST THEREFORE, SHAPE IN OR SHAPE OUT!
***Ahoha, Double Frank! All Police Public Relations Officers and other Police personnel including those of the armed forces throughout the Federation have just today to ONLY reflect their official email addresses on all their official communications, websites, etc.
Examples: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,ogajonathankeepcalmandcarryonwithonenigeria.npf.gov.ng.
Also, all the nation’s security chiefs should as a matter of urgency send all their official email addresses and contact telephone numbers to VIGILANCE at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Jump up and double up, Double Frank!
You are hereby warned, Mr Mba that a national institution’s website such as the police have no place for private emails/addresses for official correspondence. Private emails/addresses are to be used only in private correspondence. It is hoped you would not only take this warning on board this time round, but as our last to you and your colleagues on the subject matter!