FG commends rehabilitation work at Police College, Ikeja

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The Federal Government has commended the rehabilitation work at the Police College in Ikeja, Lagos State.

The commendation was given by the Vice President, Arc. Mohammed Namadi Sambo.

He said, "I am very impressed by the rehabilitation work that is being done by the Nigerian Army Engineers.   The Nigeria Police College, Ikeja can be compared with other colleges, anywhere else."

Sambo said, the facilities and the environment are now conducive for the training of policemen for an orderly society.   He further commended the Army Engineers for timely execution of the work, adding that, "this had given a good direction."   He assured that the gesture would be extended to other police training institutions all over the country.

Earlier, the Commandant of the Nigeria Army Corps of Engineers, Major-General T. S. Owenebi said, the Nigeria Police College, Ikeja, was established in 1949 and most of the structures existed since that time.   He said, the rehabilitation work was as a result of President Jonathan's visit to the college in January, this year.

Owenebi highlighted the structures that were rehabilitated: hostels for both male and female officers; toilet facilities; lighting facilities; dining, conference rooms and classroom blocks as well as reinforcement of the buildings.

In their remarks, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar,  and the Minister of Police Affairs, Caleb Olubolade expressed their appreciation for the gesture by President Goodluck Jonathan for renovating the college, adding that the work is as a result of the on-going transformation agenda of Mr. President.  They pledged to maintain the facilities of the college.

While thanking the Federal Government for the rehabilitation of the college, the Commandant, CP Yahaya G. Ardo solicited for the Federal Government to extend the renovation work to the officers' quarters, which are in a very deplorable condition and in states of disrepair.   He promised to maintain the facilities at the college.

The Vice President was also accompanied by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Police Affairs, who disclosed that his committee was carrying out an inspection of the college with other senior government officials.



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