Delta State Government, Police Service Commission Hold Town Hall Meeting In Asaba, Delta State




ASABA- The Delta state government in collaboration with the Police Service Commission has held a town hall meeting in Asaba the State Capital,  with a charge on traditional rulers, opinion leaders, prominent citizens, and groups in the state to encourage the youths to show greater interest in joining the police.

Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, gave the charge while declaring open the town hall meeting at the Unity Hall in Government House, Asaba.

The State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Chief Patrick Ukah, stated that the town hall meeting was timely as criminals have reinvented their wheels of criminality where neighbors may be kidnappers or run a terrorist cell.

He urged for new strategies to defeat the enemies of peace, adding that the town hall meeting and retreat were the first steps to take as they aim at familiarizing the citizens and residents of the state with the activities of the commission.

The State Governor observed that the number of people joining the police had declined probably because of their perception of the police, encouraging the young ones to join the force now to strengthen the security architecture.

He, however, mandate the leadership of the police force to do a lot of homework to make people to be attracted to the job by portraying the force as the friend of the community in their dressing, attitude, and actions as they are integral parts of the society.

Governor Dr. Ifeanyi  Okowa has commended the police and other sister security agencies for their cooperation in ensuring the existence of relative peace in the state.

Mr. Austin Braimoh, Commissioner representing South-South geopolitical zone and Nigerian mass media; Police service commission, noted that the community engagement was to directly interact with persons and citizens to educate them about the inner workings and mandate in aiding a smooth relationship between the police and the public.

According to Mr. Austin Braimoh, the police will endeavor to periodically keep the police/citizens relationship via community engagement forums across the various state and zonal commands across the country.

Also the Delta State Police Commissioner, Ari Mohamed Ali, represented by Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sunday Oke, stated that the police have been repositioned to serve the public diligently and urged the participants, including the traditional rulers, to encourage their best materials to join the police.

He instructed youths to take pride in the dignity of labor and shun acts capable of taking them into jail and jeopardizing their future.

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