Nigerian Police Begin Promotion Exercise After Personnel Vowed To Proceed On 30-Day Fasting, Prayer
The Nigeria Police Force has declared its readiness to originate the promotion process for deserving members of the Inspectorate cadre and other personnel of the facility.
This changed into as soon as launched in a round launched by the facility spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Thursday, declaring that the directive changed into as soon as given by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba to associated stakeholders in the facility.
This changed into as soon as coming barely four days after SaharaReporters reported that some noxious-and-file personnel of the Force had commenced 30-day fasting and prayers over their delayed promotion.
The officers who’re constables and sergeants were final promoted in 2018.
They’d accused the leadership of the police of being insensitive to their pickle.
In a effect exclusively got by SaharaReporters and signed by one C.J. Chigbu on behalf of the affected officers, the essence of the fasting and prayers changed into as soon as to go searching God’s favour for the settlement of their entitlements.
In what appears to be a swift response to the portray, the police boss changed into as soon as talked about to relish directed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police responsible of the Department of Finance and Administration to coordinate the Force Secretary for the setting up of the Departmental Risk Board (DSB) for the screening and probability of deserving members of the Inspectorate cadre for recommendation to the Police Provider Fee for promotion to the noxious of Assistant Superintendent of Police II (ASP II).
The assertion reads additional: “Concurrently, the DIG DFA has also been charged with mandating the Commissioner of Police (Welfare) to assemble a checklist of members of the noxious and file who’re due and deserving of elevation to their next ranks.
“The Inspector-General of Police, while noting that routine and timely elevation of deserving officers to their next ranks would enhance the morale of officers and males of the Force, charged the officers to be exemplary and exhibit professionalism in command to maintain the manpower development force of the NPF.”
