PCRC inaugurates new members in Imo

The National Chairman of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Alhaji Mogaji Anamide, has inaugurated 15 new executive members to oversee the affairs of the Imo State chapter of the PCRC, with Evangelist (Dr) Bathram Uzodinma appointed as Chairman.

Performing the inauguration, which coincided with the 41st anniversary celebration of the PCRC at the Senior Police Officers Mess in Owerri, Alhaji Mogaji charged the new executive members to eschew arrogance, power tussles, and vindictiveness in the discharge of their duties.

He also urged the PCRC family in the state to extend the same support and cooperation to the new executive as they did to the previous one.

Mogaji hailed the dissolved executive led by Chima Chukwunyere for their exemplary performance, which, he noted, had enhanced the credibility of the organization.

`He advised the new team to sustain the standard through commitment and dedication to duty in order to strengthen the relationship between the police and the public.

Earlier, in his remarks, the former Chairman of PCRC, Imo State, Chima Chukwunyere—who has now been elevated to the position of National Coordinator for reviving and revitalizing the body in the state—said that having joined the association in 1996 and being entrusted with leadership in 2008, he pragmatically and intuitively established weekly radio programmes to promote police-public relations and to raise public awareness on the dangers of cultism, drug abuse, hooliganism, and other social vices among students.

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Insisting that the police remain friends of the public, Chukwunyere, who is also the MD/CEO of Domino Paramount Hotel, Owerri, revealed that from 2008 till date, he had provided free hotel accommodation to police officers on transit to the tune of N7.6 million.

In his speech, the Commissioner of Police, Imo State, CP Aboki Danjuma—represented by the PPRO, ACP Henry Okoye—commended Alhaji Mogaji for strengthening the relationship between the police and the public. He noted that sustained partnership, trust, and collaboration are crucial for the continued success of both the police and the PCRC.

The CP described the PCRC’s school outreach programme as timely and a step in the right direction to curb juvenile delinquency in society.

He congratulated the new executive members on their emergence and wished them a successful tenure.

In his inaugural speech, Evangelist Uzodinma pledged to justify the confidence reposed in him, promising a robust relationship between the police and the public.

He said: “I will set up a farm settlement for the police in the state, liaise with the Imo State government to establish a housing estate for the police, and procure a bus for the PCRC in the state.”

Additionally, the new PCRC leader said he would honour fallen heroes of the police by initiating a revolving soft loan scheme for their widows with a starting fund of N1 million. He also promised to provide a mass transport bus service for the police.

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE