President
Tinubu Seeks Support For Police Veterans.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated the need to
assist and support Police veterans at all levels of government, including
well-meaning members of the society.
He stated this during the launch of the Nigeria Police
Force Veterans Foundation at the Corporate Headquarters, Police Service
Commission, Abuja.
In his speech read by the Minister of State Police
Affairs, Hajia Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, the President pointed out that one of
the responsibilities of government and individuals in society is supporting and
sustaining the Police Veterans’ Foundation for the attainment of its
objectives.
He added that the Nigeria Police Force is a critical
symbol of State legitimacy and the lead agency in Nigeria’s internal security
architecture.
Tinubu charged Nigerians not to lose faith in the
Government over the hard times and reiterated the concrete efforts and measures
that are already underway to tackle and contain threats and issues of
insecurity in Nigeria.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Police Service Commission,
Dr Solomon Arase said the launch of the Police Veterans’ Foundation will always
be chronicled as a great milestone for the members of the Nigeria Police Force,
both serving and retired.
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