Governor Ikpeazu also commended the Nigerian Police Force for their selfless service and charged the IGP to continue to encourage them for optimal performance.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has said that criminals will no longer find any hiding place in the State.
Ikpeazu stated this during the commissioning of the new Eastern Ngwa Divisional Police Headquarters Building Umuobiakwa, Obingwa LGA built by his administration. The building was commissioned by the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba.
Ikpeazu said that his administration places the highest premium on security of lives and property since it is the bedrock of sustainable development.
He appreciated the service commanders of the various security services in the state for their cooperation and hard work.
Governor Ikpeazu also commended the Nigerian Police Force for their selfless service and charged the IGP to continue to encourage them for optimal performance.
The Governor while recalling that his administration completed and handed over the brand new Zone 9 Police Headquarters Umuahia to the Nigerian Police assured that it would continue to provide logistics to security agencies to enable them discharge their duties effectively.
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The Governor disclosed that the cordial working relationship between the government and security agencies has yielded positive results adding that the prevailing peace in the state is attributable to the robust working relationship with all security agencies in the state.
Speaking while commissioning the police headquarters, Baba said the building was up to international standards, adding that it is furnished with 24-hour power supply which will aid the job of the police.
Baba noted that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has through the facility brought motivation and encouragement to the Nigerian Police and promised that his men will justify the gesture with improved performance.
The IGP used the forum to thank Ikpeazu for bequeathing to the Zone 9 Police Headquarters Umuahia, a permanent and modern office accommodation that is of international standard and for launching an ICT-driven security architecture in line with international best practices.
He said that the governor has through the gesture entered the “Guinness Record Book” as “police most-friendly governor,” charging his men to protect and defend the facility as their own.
In their goodwill messages, Chairman, Obingwa LGA Mrs Uloma Nwogu; Chairman, Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Joseph Nwabeke and Chief Ike Onyenweaku congratulated the governor on his developmental projects across the state including the security of lives and property of the citizenry and expressed optimism that he would do more in the Senate come 2023.
Ikpeazu had earlier handed over the newly built DPO Quarters, Umuobiakwa to the IGP and was witnessed by the AIG Zone 9 Umuahia, Isaac Akinmoyede, State Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Bala while the IGP later commissioned the newly completed one-storey edifice for the Ubakala Divisional Police Headquarters, Umuahia and the Special Protection Unit Building at Zone 9 Headquarters Umuahia witnessed by other service commanders, Secretary to State Government, Barrister Chris Ezem; Chief of Staff to the Governor, Okey Ahiwe, among others.