Lagos
State governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has announced an upward review of
compensation value due to officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF)
serving in the state to further boost the morale of the officers.
The
governor made the announcement yesterday during an inspection tour of the Lagos
State Police Command Headquarters, GRA, Ikeja, and the Oduduwa Police Public
Relations Command, where he met with the Area Commanders, the Divisional Police
Officers (DPOs) as well as rank and files in the state command.
According
to Ambode, although the federal government, through the Contributory Pension
Act had made provisions to assure the lives of all police officers, the
additional Group Life Scheme for the officers by the state government is
important to further encourage the officers.
Ambode
said: “Given that the scheme which covers death and permanent is almost sixteen
years, one cannot but agree that the compensation value has become grossly
inadequate.
“Therefore,
in fulfillment of our resolve to sustain, improve and consolidate on past
attainments, I am pleased to announce the upward review of the compensation
value.”
He said
till date the approved insurance compensation was as follows: Senior Police
Officers N2 million, Inspectors N1.5 million and Rank and File N1 million.
However,
with the upward review; Senior Police Officers will now get N5 million;
Inspectors will get N3 million while Rank and File N2 million.
The
governor said his desire to relate with the officers and men of the rank and
file within one week of his assumption of office as Lagos State governor was to
affirm his belief in police officers as strategic partners and team players.
He said
police’s roles towards the actualisation of his administration’s vision to have
a safer, friendlier and more secure Lagos cannot be over-emphasised.
The
Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr. Kayode Aderanti, who received
the governor thanked him for the upward review of the officers’ hazard
allowance even as he pledged loyalty and support to the governor.
He said
his officers were ready to ensure they delivered on their mandate of making
Lagos safe and secure for all and sundry.
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