By Dapo Akinrefon
The Nigeria Police Pressure, NPF on Monday vowed to not have interaction in a media tussle with Governor Siminalayi Fubara over the political disaster within the state.
The police, nevertheless, faulted the allegations by the governor and mentioned they have been solely conforming to a courtroom order barring the pressure from taking part within the LGA elections.
The police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a press release additionally debunked the “prevailing falsehood of partisanship circulating within the media”.
Adejobi additionally reaffirmed the police’s “neutrality and non-interference in political affairs” inside the state and the nation.
He famous that the “misinformation triggered by the unwarranted outburst of Fubara was completely uncalled for and unfair to the regulation enforcement establishments in Nigeria”.
The assertion reads: “For the avoidance of doubts, most of the people is free to profile the profession journey of the Inspector-Basic of Police and his monitor document in each place he has served, which undoubtedly present him as a person of honor, integrity, and focus earlier than and after his assumption of workplace because the twenty second Indigenous Inspector Basic of Police of Nigeria.
“The IGP may be very nicely revered within the Affiliation of Chiefs of Police Worldwide, significantly in Africa, the place he’s presently serving because the Chairman of the West African Police Chiefs Committee (WAPCCO) and offering meritorious management inside the West African Chiefs of Police.
“We’ve got seen Chiefs of Police from internationally coming to attend his occasions in Nigeria and lengthening a number of invites to him. For the primary time, the president of Interpol was on the opening ceremony of the Nigeria Police convention and retreat in Owerri final yr beneath this IGP. Allow us to please observe some decorum in our politics in Nigeria.
“It’s also instructive to notice that the NPF doesn’t intend to have interaction in any type of media tussle or battle with the individual of the Govt Governor of Rivers State, his administration, or his political affiliations however will proceed to play its function as a impartial physique in all types of political actions undistracted.
“Equally, suffice to say that the native authorities elections have been usually peaceable nationwide, particularly in states the place the police have been in control of safety.
“The IGP emphasizes the Pressure’s dedication to sustaining regulation and order, upholding democratic ideas, and fostering peace, unity, and progress throughout the nation.”