Obi donates APC, patrol vehicles to police

In immediate fulfillment of his promise to make security of lives and property the priority of his government in 2013 as contained in his New Year broadcast, the Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, on Wednesday presented three Armoured Personnel Carrier and 50 patrol vehicles to the police at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia, Anambra State.
With the latest donation, the Anambra State Government has so far donated over 350 vehicles to security organisations in the state.
During the presentation, Obi said that other security agencies would receive theirs and assured the police of continued support from Anambra State.
He said: “May I reassure the Inspector General of Police and the entire Police that Anambra State will continue to work with them for the security of the state and the country at large.
“We enjoin all Nigerians to do same.”
Explaining the reason for the gesture, Obi said it was out of his belief that the state needed security to sustain her achievements and record even more, which will not be possible in an atmosphere of insecurity.
The Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Abubakar, who said he was in the state to appraise security situation, received the keys to the vehicles from Obi.
Abubakar thanked Obi for his commitment to security.
He said that each time the governor visited him in Abuja, it must be on how to improve the security of his people.
He said he was also happy coming to Anambra State because it remains an example of how other states ought to support security agencies for the good of the country.
He also commended Obi for his contributions to the re-positioning of the police through his membership of the Police Funding Committee.
Comparing Anambra State of the past and that of today, Abubakar said that under Obi, the state had moved from her ugly past and had become more peaceful, secured, stable, progressive and safe.
While commending Obi and the Anambra State Police Command for their efforts at making the state crime free, Abubakar disclosed that the Police have posted 500 more personnel to the state.
He also hinted of the possibility of establishing more Area Commands in the state for efficient and effective policing.
He reiterated his commitment to a safer Anambra State.
Later, Obi took Abubakar to Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company, Nnewi, where he inspected the plant, including the 300 security patrol vehicles ordered and paid for by the Anambra State Government for distribution to the communities in the state.
Abubakar told newsmen he was impressed with what he saw in the state.
He said that he would look at the vehicles manufactured at the industry in terms of suitability for security purposes for the police to patronize it.