One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs ………. VANGUARD

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A slogan of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) says: “Police is Your Friend”. Police, indeed, are friends of the citizenry, because they are the ones everybody looks for when confronted with threats to life and property. But it is also true that the Police are not very popular with most people because the average policeman is generally perceived as being highhanded, corrupt, and unfriendly. They are also very poorly treated by the Federal Government. Few of our young people will voluntarily join the Police Force if they have the luxury of choice.

It was an irony of sorts when the Police Service Commission (PSC)  recently invited applications from qualified Nigerians for recruitment into the Force based on President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval for the recruitment of 10,000 policemen.  The Commission had advertised for the hiring  of 500 Cadet ASPs, 500 Cadet Inspectors, 1,500 Specialist Officers and 7, 500 Constables.

Within a few days of the advertisement, officials of the  PSC were astounded, if not shocked, by the response from applicants. According to Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations of the Commission, between April 24 and May 2, 2016 no fewer than 843,008 applications had been received. A breakdown of this showed that 243,327 applications were received for ASP cadre, while 197,990 and 401,691 applied for the Inspector and Police Constable cadres, respectively. Soon after, the figure rose to over one million applicants, leaving many wondering if the Police was indeed as unpopular as generally held. Even the Inspector General of Police could not help but exclaim that he “never knew Nigerians liked the police this much that such a gargantuan number wants to join the Force.” It is, however, obvious that the stampede for police jobs has little to do with “popularity”. With an unemployment rate of 36.8 per cent of Nigeria’s over 170 million people, jobless Nigerians certainly cannot be too choosy when positions are advertised by any organisation.

This was what informed the response by 6.5 million applicants to the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) recruitment in March 2014, which ended tragically with the death of 23 job seekers during a recruitment test. The Police authorities have to exercise extreme care in this recruitment drive, ensuring that only people who are suitably qualified with impeccable characters and backgrounds will be brought on board. The process of ascertaining this must be very painstaking to keep out bad eggs. The large number of applicants for every job opening, is an enduring warning bell over the worrisome unemployment situation. We urge governments at all levels to come up with radical ideas to put more of our idle youth to work and reduce the social consequences of high unemployment.

Vanguard

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  1. Thank you for the information however is the Ministry of this is known.

    Now the question, anyone who is prompting here however
    Vangura as a question mark for intelligence or PSK a Commission.
    If a newspaper writer or Bloger thinks he could be the Ministry of
    Because I mean ask, but press freedom is not under threat but
    Their idea was in the horror of the action of the Government.
    Vangura is all PSC, PSC, SPC, probably also the Minister of defence,
    to the amazement of my pages.
    10 000 jobs in the police and safety in places tender
    are respectively .waren open for Nigeria. The request of the PSC IGP Arase Solomon was involved with age over 25 years to the recruitment of police
    Officials. Therefore, there were defending Nigeria Luther I Minister
    Statement on the peace and Security Office DSS following Jens-Uwe.
    to set the security officers in the service of the State system
    Nigeria and the African Union.
    People over 25 should physically be fit, athletic, have a school leaving certificate and a completed job.
    So certain are in the field of recruitment
    Query criteria.
    For any disputes, with applications, it is regrettable
    People perish, but I believe and am also convinced,.
    This will be investigated these matters with full force.
    The police is a friend of citizens despite the other mentioned
    Branches to the Outlook of personnel in the service of the State.
    The policeman might not always the friend of the people as a symbol
    an objective view of humanity.
    Leave it, the police officers in the young gel killing, corruption and views of the
    are paragraphs, again clearly life be as short
    could.
    Who with pleasure of the proud the service accepted no questions, but
    Is the service of the State for the citizens of his country to the pride of the nation.
    The police as a friend of people in respect of the life for the nation.
    It would be wrong to believe the police, only for your State and its
    People exist.
    The police and all which forces and commands, the existence of all life were, to appreciate, to support, as long as it the right of the
    People, whose faith and whose act of democracy is.
    The police as a friend as the enemy and yet a friend.
    Court, justice and equity also one again and again
    Recursive factor of the police.

    Luther Jens-Uwe 21.Mai.2016 Ministry of Defense Nigeria

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    Danke für die Information allerdings ist den Ministerium dieses Bekannt.

    Nun ist ist hier allerdings die Frage wer möchte wem Auffordern
    Vangura als Frage Zeichen für Intelligenz oder als PSK einer Kommission.
    Wenn ein Zeitungsschreiber oder Bloger meint er könnte das Ministerium
    Auffordern denn meine ich doch Ihre Presse Freiheit ist nicht Bedroht aber
    Ihre Überlegung war im entsetzen der Handlung der Regierung.
    Vangura ist alles PSC ,PSK, SPC , wahrscheinlich auch Verteidigungsminister ,
    zum Erstaunen meiner Seiten.
    10 000 Jobs bei der Polizei und Sicherheitsorganen in Stellen Ausschreibung
    sind bzw .waren Offen für Nigeria. Die Anfrage des PSC IGP Arase Solomon war mit dem Alter bezogen über 25 Jahre zur Einstellung von Polizei
    Beamten. Von daher gab es von mir Minister Verteidigung Nigeria Luther
    Jens-Uwe über das Frieden und Sicherheitsbüro DSS folgende Anweisung.
    zur Einstellung von Sicherheitsbeamten im Dienste des Staatssystems
    Nigerias und die Afrikanischen Union .
    Menschen über 25 sollten Körperlich Fit sein ,Sportlich ,einen Schulabschluss und einen abgeschlossenen Beruf haben.
    Von daher werden auf dem Gebiet der Einstellungsmaßnahmen bestimmte
    Kriterien Abgefragt.
    Für eventuelle Auseinandersetzungen, bei Bewerbungen ist es Bedauerlich das
    Menschen Umkommen , aber ich glaube und bin auch fest Überzeugt ,
    das diesen Angelegenheiten mit voller Kraft Nachgegangen wird.
    Die Polizei ist ein Freund des Bürgers trotz der anderen Erwähnten
    Niederlassungen zur Anschauung von Personal im Dienste der Staates.
    Der Polizist kann nicht immer der Freund der Menschen sein als Sinnbild
    einer Objektiven Betrachtung zur Menschheit .
    Korruption , Blick und Tötung lassen es ,den Polizeibeamten im Junggel der
    eignen Paragraphen ,immer wieder klar werden wie Kurz das Leben sein
    könnte.
    Wer mit Freude des stolzes den Dienst Akzeptiert stellt keine Fragen, sondern
    Handelt zum Dienst am Staat für Bürger seines Landes zum Stolz der Nation.
    Die Polizei als Freund von Menschen in der Achtung des Lebens für Nation .
    Es wäre Falsch zu glauben das die Polizei ,nur für Ihren Staat und dessen
    Menschen Existiert.
    Die Polizei und alle deren Einsatzkräfte und Kommandos haben, die Existenz aller Leben zu waren ,zu Schätzen, zu Unterstützen ,solange es das Recht der
    Menschen ,dessen Glauben und dessen Gesetz der Demokratie ist.
    Die Polizei als Freund als Feind und doch ein Freund .
    Gericht ,Rechtsprechung und Gerechtigkeit auch einer immer wieder
    Kehrender Faktor der Polizei.

    Luther Jens-Uwe 21.Mai.2016

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