ABUJA — Following the promise by the Police High
Command to ensure a hitch-free elections and
checkmate all manner of violence, President
Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, commissioned 263
patrol vehicles for the Nigerian police even as he
appealed to supporters of political parties to eschew
violence at the polls.

Represented by the Vice President Namadi Sambo,
Jonathan said approval for the acquisition of 2,564
operational vehicles was given with the intention to
see that the Police “provide the needed security and
enhance their operation to ensure the conduct of
free and fair elections.”
Jonathan’s words: “The procurement of these
vehicles is aimed at boosting the capacity of the
Nigeria Police Force to deliver effectively, efficiently
and appreciably.
“A well-equipped and adequately motivated police
force will assist in no small measure to assist in
ensuring the security needed in the drive to
economic growth and development of Nigeria.
“In view of the strong commitment of government to
provide for the NPF within available resources, it is
my hope that the gesture by government will be
reciprocated by assisting the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) in ensuring it conducts
free elections this month.
“It is also expected that the deployment of these
operational vehicles will translate to enhanced
surveillance of our communities in order to improve
security.”
Highlighting the efforts of government towards
enhanced peace and security of all over the country,
the Vice President urged all Nigerians to see
themselves as Nigerians and see to the unity of the
country, despite their political leanings.
He said: “I want to call on politicians, the aspirants,
their supporters and their sympathisers to eschew all
forms of violence and unlawful practices, both in
words and conduct, before and after elections.
“Let us eschew any form of violence. We should
condemn any form of violence before, during and
after elections. We should know that elections will
come and go but Nigeria will remain as one nation
and one people.”
Earlier in his opening address, the Inspector General
of Police, Suleiman Abba, said approval for 2,564
operational vehicles was given by the President, but
the first batch of the patrol cars comprising “170
Nissan NP300 hard body Patrol Pick up vans, 129
Nissan Frontier Double Cabin Patrol Vehicles, 50
Nissan Patrol 4WD Jeeps, 10 Toyota double cabin
Armoured Patrol Vans and four Ford 550 model 4X4
state of the art Armoured Personnel Carriers” are
ready for commissioning.
Asked if the remaining bulk will be available before
the elections that are two weeks away, IGP Abba said:
“Delivery particular when it is on production, you
can’t make conclusions, but the most important thing
is that the contract has been signed and the supply is
coming from an indigenous company.
www.vanguardngr.com/2015/02/polls-jonathan-okays-purchase-2500-patrol-bomb-disposal-vehicles/

I was expecting this cos this fulani's are carnivorous. We have to ensure that our victory in the north is assured.

And what about that? Y not buy helicopters and tank to fight the bokoharam instead of u borrowing helicopters from Chad

2undexy:
And what about that? Y not buy helicopters and tank to fight the bokoharam instead of u borrowing helicopters from Chad

have u heard of the word national budget?

hyfr:
have u heard of the word national budget?

yep....anything wrong with the national budget?

2undexy:


yep....anything wrong with the national budget?

there's no fund to buy anything to fight them for now

hyfr:
there's no fund to buy anything to fight them for now

i see, was their no given to the military at the expense of the national budget? Whr is the money or better still whr are the arms they bought with the money?

GEJ till 2019!!!

hyfr:
there's no fund to buy anything to fight them for now

what happened to all the monies appropriated for security.