[b]NEWLY appointed acting Inspector-General of Police, Hafiz Ringim, will, today, present a five-point agenda that would underscore his resolve to tackle problems of police brutality and extra-judicial killings as well as extortion and bribery in the force.
Vanguard gathered that in his bid to elevate the force to greater heights, the new police boss will  deliver his maiden address to the officers and men at Louis Edet House, Police Headquarters, Abuja.

While his immediate predecessors, Ogbonna Onovo and Mike Okiro centered their agenda on a three and a seven-point agenda respectively, the new police boss will, according to sources, hinge his major thrust on areas that would ensure immediate positive results not only for officers and men of the force, but also Nigerians in general.

An impeccable police source close to Ringim told Vanguard that his main thrust will be on zero tolerance to crime and all forms of criminality, welfare, intelligence-driven policing, training and re-training, recruitment and robust image or public relations.

The source said the acting IGP, being a very tested operational man, will ensure that all forms of crime and criminality, including the hydra-headed kidnaping currently ravaging the country, especially the South-Eastern states, will be reduced to the barest minimum.

The source said: “The very first thing Nigerians should expect is the exit of all his seniors because he would not like to stick to the existing status quo ante. He will definitely come out with programmes that will turn things around in the force. This is because he has great empathy for the disgraceful condition of policemen in the barracks.

He will ensure that inasmuch as they do their duties perfectly well, they will get the best from government. Already, government has assured him of maximum support and cooperation in all the positive plans he would embark on, geared towards taking the force to greater heights.”

Other areas that may get urgent attention from the new police boss include, ensuring that all elements of police brutality and extra-judicial killings are checked, tackling of extortion and bribery with all seriousness and adequate punishment of offenders. He is also expected to concentrate on training and re-training of policemen based on his long experiences as commandant of Police Staff College in Jos and Police Training School in Gwazo, Maiduguri.

Vanguard investigations also revealed that his other major thrusts would be ensuring that allowances are paid to officers and men of the force as at when due, and adequate and proper accommodation similar to what is obtained in the army where accommodation is given in line with rank. Others are ensuring that barracks are adequately landscaped, and elevation of the force to greater level internationally, given his background as commissioner of police in-charge of Interpol for several years.

On the lingering issue of kidnaping, Vanguard learnt that the new police boss will definitely put a stop to it with the full backing of the President, traditional and opinion leaders in Igboland.

The source said: “He will seek adequate cooperation and assistance of other security agencies and members of the civil society in stamping out violent crime in the society.  Particularly, he will seek the cooperation of students and youth leaders in providing useful information that will help in fighting crime in the society.

“He will run an open door policy that will be unequaled in the country so that all members of the society with useful information will have easy access to him personally. Police Public Relations Officers, particularly, will be made to exhibit character and conduct that will encourage members of the society to give useful information that will help to expose criminals.”

6 DIGs to meet Ringim

Meanwhile, Vanguard gathered that six deputy inspectors general of Police (DIG), under former Inspector General of Police, OgbonnaOnovo, will also meet today with the new Police helmsman, to resolve some crises created with his appointment without the dismissal of those above him.

The police chiefs, who are yet to be served retirement letters, will meet with the acting IG by 11.00 a.m, at the Force Headquarters, Louis Edet House, in Abuja. The DIGs are: Uba Ringim, Israel Ajao, John Ahmadu, Udom Ekpoudom, Uzoma Declan, and Olusegun Efuntayo. Also expected at the meeting is the Force Secretary, AIG Suleiman Fakai.

One of the issues to be discussed at the meeting with Ringim is how to fill the South_West quota in the police management team, as there is no AIG or senior commissioner of police from the region to replace the ‘outgoing ones’ (Ajao and Efuntayo), who still have between two and five years to their official dates of retirement.

With the exclusion of three AIGs who were hitherto senior to Ringim: Mrs Ivy Uche Okoronkwo, who hails from Abia State; Azubuko Udah (Abia) and Ganiyu Dawodu (Lagos), the AIGs who are in line to move up in rank to form the new police management team are: Mohammed Dikko Abubakar (Zamfara), Audu Abubakar (Yobe), Sulaiman Fakai (Kebbi), John Uzu_Egbunam (Anambra), Saleh Abubakar (Bauchi) and Mohammed Yesufu (Edo).

According to inside sources, except due process is overlooked, nobody from the South_West can move up to the exalted position, because there are 13 other officers from other regions ahead of Lagos State born Commissioner of Police (CP), Christopher Ademola Ola, who is the next South_West man on the list. And he must get double promotion, to become a DIG and member of the management team.

There are fears that an Ondo State born CP, who is ahead of Ola, may not be considered because of a query in his file.

Topmost South_West officers, Adedayo Adeoye, Gazali Lawal, Tunji Alapini, Samuel Adetuyi, Bashiru Azeez, Abayomi Onashile, Emmanuel Adebayo, and Joseph Apapa had retired between last year and this year, when they were due.

The last time the police had a leadership crisis was in 2007, when Onovo, who was the most senior officer then, was named as acting IG. But 24 hours later, he was asked to step down for Mike Mbama Okiro, who was the next man to him. Onovo accepted and served under Okiro, and he emerged as the IG, when Okiro retired.

Ajao, who has about two years to his retirement and Efuntayo, who has about five years to go, according to inside sources, may tender their letters to go on voluntary retirement today.

The two previous IGs, Okiro and Onovo, were given double promotion from CP to DIG to fill the quota of their regions in the police management team in March 2002, when Tafa Balogun, who was then an AIG, was appointed as IG.[/b]

Promise upon promise, none of their promises as ever materialised to reality, 5 point agenda, 7 point agenda, 20 point agenda, AGENDA is what they use to cover up from
their non performance in office

I would rather they hold their agenda till they're through with one, then they can proudly say: "agenda number one -- completed!"

Even me I can easily google agendas and present to the people. Just to tell them what they want to hear. I beg this one na another president messenger for 2011.

Why must every thing in Naija be 5 or 7 points agenda, Maybe agenda is another word for non performance

They studied we Nigerians and every new office holder knows that the word AGENDA is so fascinating, and contains some element of HOPE, RELIEF AND PROMISE which they can always use decieve us. God pass Dem