Rivers State Governor, has said that his administration will soon begin the recruitment of qualified personnel who will serve as officers of the Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency.
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, who expressed satisfaction with the effective take off of the Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency at its headquarters while addressing journalists in Port Harcourt, said that he was happy with the quality of work and facilities already in place.
Wike, however, said that the next phase of the operation of the agency would be the recruitment of qualified and responsible personnel as Corps officers.
He maintained that employment opportunities would accommodate both the indigenes and Non-Indinges of Rivers State , saying that majority of the personnel would be Rivers indigenes.
Governor Wike who was conducted round the Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency headquarters by the Director General of the Agency , Dr Mike Uche Chukwuma, said: “I am satisfied with what I have seen on ground at the headquarters of the State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency. The next step would be the recruitment of qualified personnel.
“We will recruit from across the board, but majority will be Rivers indigenes. This is because this is a state agency”.
He added that the agency will add value to the security structure of the State, in view of the composition of the Board of Directors and the commitment of the State Government.
He said: “This agency already exists in different APC States, why are they criticising that of Rivers State? The criticisms are based on sentiments. They are not constructive .”
Governor Wike equally stressed that the Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency is to complement the efforts of security agencies .
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