The Nigeria Police has has terminated its
partnership with Skytick Technology Global Limited on the establishment of
Nigeria Police Broadcasting Service (NPBS).
In a press release signed by Force Public Relations
Officer Ag. DCP Jimoh Moshood, for the Nigeria Police, he said that the
termination is due to discovery of several inadequacies, status bars, flaws and
impracticability of the project, which has been discovered to run contrary to
the policy of the Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Government of Nigeria’s
constitutional and statutory restrictions on the Force not to be an internally
revenue generating agent.
The Force Spokesperson further reitraited that the Inspector General of Police has also dissolved the Board of Trustees and
terminated the appointment of the Directors of the Nigerian Police Broadcasting
Service (NPBS) in view of the constitutional and statutory implications of the
establishment of the Nigeria Police Broadcasting Service and thanks them
immensely for their selfless service and invaluable contributions so far.
Below is the full text of the press release:
The Inspector General of Police during the
management meeting of the Nigeria Police Force held on 15th October, 2018 where
the entire Partnership and Memorandum of Understanding between the Nigeria
Police Force and Mr. Edirin Jerry Wesley of Skytick Technology Global Limited
on the establishment of Nigeria Police Broadcasting Service (NPBS) were
exhaustively deliberated on and other activities of the Force, directed that
all involvement of the Nigeria Police Force with Mr. Edirin Jerry Wesley of
Skytick Technology Global Limited on the establishment of Nigeria Police
Broadcasting Service (NPBS) and the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the
Force with Mr. Edirin Jerry Wesley of Skytick Technology Global Limited, his
associate(s), agent(s), partner(s) or benefactor(s), privies or any other party
related to Mr. Edirin Jerry Wesley of Skytick Technology Global Limited on the
establishment of Nigeria Police Broadcasting Service (NPBS) be terminated.
2. This is consequent on the
discovery of several inadequacies, status bars, flaws and impracticability of
the project, which has been discovered to run contrary to the policy of the
Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Government of Nigeria’s constitutional and
statutory restrictions on the Force not to be an internally revenue generating
agent.
3. The National Broadcasting Commission’s
code is explicit on the setting up and running of a broadcasting station in
Nigeria. The Commission therefore considers it constitutional and statutorily
unacceptable the setting up of the Nigeria Police Broadcasting Service to be
operated on commercial basis by the Nigeria Police Force or its agents or
partners under the name of Nigeria Police Broadcasting Service. The National
Broadcasting Commission (NBC) is incontrovertible and has reiterated that it
will only consider an application for a broadcast licence from the Nigeria
Police Force on the condition that the Police has full control and authority
over the licence and the broadcast station established by it to be operated as
public station for the propagation of information on security and other related
issues similar to what obtains in the cases of other security organizations.
This position was upheld by the supervising Ministry to NBC which further
advised that fresh application may be submitted separately by the Nigeria
Police Force for licence solely under the control and authority of the Nigeria
Police Force only.
4. It is imperative to let the
public know that the Inspector General of Police accompanied by some Senior
Officers of the Force held a meeting with the Honourable Minister of
Information and Culture which had in attendance the Director General of
National Broadcasting Commission at the Ministry of Information and Culture
Complex and all the gamut and salient issues relating to the entire project,
the Memorandum of Understanding and the relationship between the Nigeria Police
Force and Mr. Edirin Jerry Wesley of Skytick Technology Global Limited on the
establishment of Nigeria Police Broadcasting Service (NPBS) were exhaustively
discussed. The outcome was that the Frequency Licence being sought for by Mr.
Edirin Jerry Wesley of Skytick Technology Global Limited on the establishment
of Nigeria Police Broadcasting Service (NPBS) has been suspended by the
National Broadcasting Commission and that the Police should apply afresh to
operate a broadcast Station solely under the control and authority of the
Nigeria Police Force.
5. The Nigeria Police Force,
therefore, wishes to inform the general public that all Partnership and
Memorandum of Understanding between the Nigeria Police Force and Mr. Edirin
Jerry Wesley of Skytick Technology Global Limited on the establishment of
Nigeria Police Broadcasting Service (NPBS) has been terminated.
6. The public are hereby implored and advised to
desist forthwith any engagement, association, collaboration, contribution,
relationship or partnership with Mr. Edirin Jerry Wesley of Skytick Technology
Global Limited, his associate(s), privies, agent(s), partner(s) or
benefactor(s) or any other party on the establishment of Nigeria Police Broadcasting
Service (NPBS).
7. Any individual or organization
both public and private that does so is at their own risk. Henceforth, Nigeria
Police Force shall not take any liability or responsibility for the activities
of Mr. Edirin Jerry Wesley of Skytick Technology Global Limited, his
associate(s), agent(s), partner(s) or benefactor(s), privies or any other party
on the establishment of Nigeria Police Broadcasting Service (NPBS).
8. Furthermore, all Police
Formations across the Country are by this disclaimer notified of the present
position of the Force on the establishment of Nigeria Police Broadcasting
Service. They are to desist forthwith any relationship, dealings and
involvement in all the activities of Mr. Edirin Jerry Wesley of Skytick Technology
Global Limited, his associate(s), agent(s), partner(s) or benefactor(s),
privies or any other party on the establishment of Nigeria Police Broadcasting
Service (NPBS).
9. The Inspector General of Police
Monitoring Unit have been directed to commence investigation into all the
activities of Mr. Edirin Jerry Wesley of Skytick Technology Global Limited, his
associate(s), agent(s), partner(s) or benefactor(s), privies or any other party
on the establishment of Nigeria Police Broadcasting Service (NPBS) and also to
recover all Nigeria Police Force properties in the possession of Mr. Edirin
Jerry Wesley of Skytick Technology Global Limited, his associate(s), agent(s),
partner(s) or benefactor(s), privies or any other party.
10. Members of the general public are enjoined to
feel free to report any contribution both monetary, landed or other property to
have been made or extorted from them on account of the establishment of the
Nigeria Police Broadcasting Service (NPBS) by Mr. Edirin Jerry Wesley of
Skytick Technology Global Limited, to the IGP monitoring unit via the
following: 08036242591, igpmonitoringabuja@yahoo.com.
11. The Inspector General of Police has
also dissolved the Board of Trustees and terminated the appointment of the
Directors of the Nigerian Police Broadcasting Service (NPBS) in view of the
constitutional and statutory implications of the establishment of the Nigeria
Police Broadcasting Service and thanks them immensely for their selfless
service and invaluable contributions so far. While he wishes them well in their
future engagement, service to humanity and our dear nation, Nigeria and the
Nigeria Police Force, he directed that they hand over all properties of the
Nigeria Police Force in the name of NPBS in their possession to the
Commissioner of Police in charge of the IGP Monitoring
Unit.
Ag. DCP Jimoh Moshood
Force Public Relations Officer
Force Headquarters
Abuja
FOR: The Nigeria Police Force
No comments:
Post a Comment