Office of the IGP
Inspector-General of Police
mR. WILLIAM
FAYIA SELLU
All of us can honestly accept that in recent times our Police Force has suffered a massive decline in public confidence of our service delivery. Therefore, against this difficult backdrop, our collective challenge is on how to provide an excellent and improved service delivery for the citizens of this country.
I have a desire to uplift the Force from its current abysmal status to one of envy. But would that stop me from being real? The answer is, no! I owe a duty to God Almighty, the nation and my conscience to be realistic. In spite of the challenges I inherited, I am confident that with collective responsibility in partnership with our local communities’ and the established Police Partnership Boards nationwide, we can mobilize our efforts to restore Public Confidence in the Police.
On this note, I want to express my profound thanks and appreciation to you all for your selfless service to the nation under difficult circumstances and to assert that my focus will be primarily on the Work Force as it is the most important asset for Organizational Development.
I have realized that the general morale within the Force has been greatly dampened for obvious reasons.
In furtherance of this objective, I am certain that with the support of the entire Executive Management Board of the Police, we shall collectively endeavor to create conducive working environments for all Police Officers. This is geared towards imbibing professionalism in their respective policing tasks.
Priorities will be given to addressing the welfare needs of serving personnel i.e. to lobby Government for improved conditions of service across the Force, improved Medicare services, improved accommodation facility as 80% of personnel are not accommodated in barracks, improved transportation for conveying personnel to and from work, adequate uniform supplies for personnel, regular Rice Supply through Ministry of Finance, improved recreational facilities, appropriate shift systems with day off, leaves, among others.
Over and above that, emphasis will be directed at ensuring that discipline within the Force is observed and maintained at the highest level force wide.
- I shall endeavour to ensure that the organization maintains a zero tolerance approach to corruption and gross display of unprofessionalism.
- I will ensure that no one is given undue preference in the discharge of my responsibilities as the Inspector General of Police. Furthermore, as police officers we should disengage from involving in direct politics. Personnel who demonstrate clear and direct political tendencies would not be entertained and may face reprimand.
- Therefore, I would like to strongly remind all of you as public servants to stay off the realm of political involvement
- Finally, in the discharge of my function, I will maintain an open-door policy for constructive dialogue with all members of the Force. Let me assure everybody that in the exercise of my duty I shall be fair, friendly, but firm with everyone.
- I will ensure that the right people are in the right place, doing the right thing at the right time they are supposed to do it. This is geared towards effective and efficient service delivery.
- I entreat you to support me in this approach so as to enhance a harmonious connection between the public and the police. As the saying goes that “the police are the public and the public are the police.”