IGP Adamu Seeks Improved Capacity For Police Image-Makers
BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – As part of measures aimed at repositioning the the Police Spokespersons for optimal performance, the Nigeria Police Force is organizing a four-day Strategic Training Workshop for its Public Relations Officers across the country.
Tagged “Police PROs and Effective Communication in Contemporary Times” from 8th – 11th, October, 2019 at the Banquet Hall of the Golden Tulip Hotel, Agulu Lake, in the beautiful and serene town of Agulu, near Awka, Anambra State, the training is in line with the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu’s commitment for reinventing the image of the Force and repositioning the Police Spokespersons for optimal performance as critical stakeholders, particularly in the implementation of the National Community Policing Model,
The Training Workshop, which will be coordinated by the Office of the Force Public Relations Officer, will bring together all Police Public Relations Officers from the 12 Police Zonal Commands, the 36 States Commands, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and Staff Officers of the Force Public Relations Department.
A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba said that the training module of the workshop will be delivered by seasoned communication experts from the prestigious School of Media and Communication of the Pan-Atlantic University, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State and other top journalists and PR professionals across the country.
Mba also said that the Workshop which is being hosted and sponsored by the Anambra State Government with support from other critical stakeholders, will be declared open by Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State.