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The Inspector-General of Police Ibrahim Idris has appealed to the Nigeria Governors Forum for financial assistance towards the establishment of the Nigeria Police Broadcasting Services.
Idris who made the call in his address at a meeting of the Forum in Abuja last Thursday said the station would assist in addressing many current security challenges across the country.
“I passionately wish to seek the assistance of your excellencies for the funding of the Nigeria Police Broadcasting Services (NPBS), which is a project being created to deliver public service broadcast function that will assist in addressing many of the current security challenges across the country,” Idris said.
He explained that the station would bridge the gap between the police and members of the public, adding, “When commissioned, it will broadcast nationwide on TV, radio, online and the National Emergency Communication Command Control Centre (NEC4) with its headquarters in Abuja and locations in each of the 36 states and the FCT to give it effective national coverage. It will enable the police to tell its story and set the record straight by telling positive stories and correcting distorted information.”
Idris said that the station would also be used to build community relations and enhance positive relations with members of the public. He noted that the regular budgetary allocation to the police could not fund police operations without alternative source of funding. He assured that the police under him would guarantee the protection of lives and property in the country
Responding, the chairman, Nigeria Governors Forum and Zamfara State Governor Alhaji Abdulhazeez Yari commended the police boss for dousing security challenges in the country. He assured the IGP of the forum’s support to ensure the success and smooth takeoff of the broadcasting services, saying the issue of security should be seen as everybody’s business.
The forum set up a committee, to be chaired by the Kwara State governor. Other governors that would serve on the committee are: Bauchi, Imo, Delta, Sokoto, as well as members of technical committee from the proposed police broadcasting services.
Some of the governors who spoke commended the IGP for his effort in dousing tension in the country, despite limited resources.
