Lawal, who assumed duties on Monday, in Akure, the Ondo State capital, however, promised to re-strategize on the area’s needs to be addressed in order to provide adequate security across the 18 Local Government Areas of Ondo State.
The new CP, who also appreciated his predecessor, Wilfred Afolabi, for what he had been able to do in the command, said; “I have the confidence that with the management team around me and with the support of the good people of Ondo State, and of course, gentlemen of the press, they are going to summon everything. It’s not a speaking day, but however, I’ve taken the responsibility, it’s a challenge. I want to assure everybody that it will live up to expectations.
“So I’ll call on all the stakeholders, the military, civil defence, non-state actors to give all the support that they give my predecessor. The areas where we need to address, where we need to re-strategize, he (Afolabi) has briefed me, and we are going to work on those areas. I want to thank the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun for giving me this opportunity, for being rewarded for coming to this command, to take charge, and I want to assure him that I will not disappoint.”
The outgone CP, Afolabi, earlier in his remarks said; “we are all stakeholders in the Nigeria Police job. Why we joined the job, is to be part of creating a safe and secure environment for members of, or citizens of this country, and anywhere we find ourselves, we do it. So once again, I want to again thank members of the press.
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