Coalition of civil society organisations honour IGP
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, was on Thursday at the IGP Conference Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja, honoured by Coalition of Civil Society Organizations for Good Governance with the award of Grand Defender of Democracy in recognition of his giant strides since assuming the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force.
The coalition which comprises leaders of 37 pro-democracy and Civil Society Organizations, conferred the honour on the IGP during a solidarity visit to the Louis Edet House.
They applauded the effective leadership qualities of the IGP which has led to an unprecedented improvement in the Nigeria Police Force, particularly with regard to human rights compliance, discipline, welfare, infrastructural transformation, decent and secure electoral process.
In his reaction, the leader of the delegation, Comrade Femi Lawson, expressed satisfaction with recent policing strategies, improved human relations, and sterling leadership qualities of the IGP in particular.
The IGP, while acknowledging the Coalition for the honour, appreciated their respective efforts targeted at deepening democracy within the country.
He further reiterated the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to continuously improving on security networking and the general safety of the country.
