The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has assured officers that the promotion process will continue to ensure that deserving officers are promoted as and when they are due.
The IGP represented by DIG Sanusi M. Lemu at the decoration ceremony said that the continuous identification and promotion of deserving and qualified personnel of the Force remains one of the cardinal agendas of his leadership.
“This is because of my firm conviction that promotion serves two key purposes in the Nigeria Police as in other organizations. First, it is a reward for service excellence and a motivational initiative, the IGP said.
He said the promotion was guided by the principles of seniority and merit as it also took due cognizance of the unblemished service records and invaluable experiences of the benefiting officers.
IGP also reiterated that the newly promoted officers will be immediately deployed to critical duty posts where their strength of character and professionalism shall be optimally tested.
A total of four hundred sixty-five officers were promoted to various ranks.
