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.
CSP FRANK MBA
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA.
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