Wednesday July 23, 2025
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By Idorenyin UMOREN
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has pledged to collaborate with retired police officers in Akwa Ibom to ensure their well-being at all times.
The State Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Mohammed Azare made the pledge while hosting the National Association of the Retired Police Officers of Nigeria, NARPON, Akwa Ibom State Chapter, at the Command’s headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, on Tuesday, July 22.
He expressed gratitude to NARPON for their collaborative approach in addressing issues affecting retired police officers.
CP Azare praised NARPON for choosing dialogue over protests, noting that this approach would lead to more lasting solutions.
He promised that the Akwa Ibom Police Command would support NARPON’s requests, including facilitating the acquisition of land for a permanent meeting hall.
Earlier, the State Chairman of, NARPON, Chief Anselem Eyo, expressed delight for the command’s effort in combating crimes in the state.
“Our visit today, as was clearly stated in our initial letter to you, to introduce not just the newly elected officers of the National
Association of the Retired Police Officers of Nigeria (NARPON) to you but the current status and aspirations of the association in general”, Chief Eyo said while opening his address.
“We like to round up this address with requests that would go a long way to complement and galvanise the aims and aspirations that we have in such areas like:
i) Your facilitating our being granted a piece of land to build our permanent meeting hall around the Headquarters here;
ii) Considering our being provided with a utility vehicle for our movements;
iii) The sponsorship of our assigned delegates to attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Abuja;
iv) Including our Executive Officers and deserving Senior Retired Officers in your official protocol list;
v) Permitting the State Public Relations Officer (SPPRO) to assist in publicising our existence and activities through the electronic and print media.
“We believe that retirement should be a noble transition, one that is planned and celebrated. Our association as presently constituted is committed to paving a better path — acting as vanguards for a more dignified retirement, not just for ourselves but as will help to rewrite the retirement narrative for police officers in Nigeria”, the Chairman concluded in his address.
He urged the command to collaborate with the association in sharing experience that will aid security in the state.
During the visit, NARPON presented a set of stationeries to the Akwa Ibom State Police Command through the CP Azare. At the end of the visit, CP Azare, also presented a plague to NARPON, through it’s chairman, Chief Eyo.
