The Member representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency, Hon. Godwin Offiono, who doubles as the deputy Chairman, House committee on Police Institutions, yesterday performed groundbreaking ceremonies for the construction of a permanent Police Post at Okuku and additional structure at the ongoing Yala divisional Police Headquarters project at Okpoma,Yala LGA.
The projects are part of his efforts to strengthen security within Yala Local Government Area.The Police Post at Okuku will be situated inside University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Okuku Campus, as part of his intervention project to arrest security challenges within the varsity, Okuku community and surrounding communities. As a man of peace and order, the lawmaker prioritizes security.
He charged residents of the LGA to protect and guard the assets jealousy upon completion.
Royal fathers, Dr Raphael Oko, Comr. Brown Odey, Alhaji Hussaini, and other illustrious sons of Okpoma, took turns to speak at the event, thanked the lawmaker for the laudable project in their community alongside his school and water projects within Okpoma. They urged the youths to continue guarding the security infrastructure and other government assets in the community.
At the groundbreaking event at Okuku, the Dean of UNICROSS Faculty of Basic medical science and Head of Okuku campus, Dr Ujong Peter, who represented the Vice Chancellor of UNICROSS, thanked the lawmaker for siting the project in the school premises and his quality representation.
Dignitaries at the event include; Area Commander Ogoja, OC Works Cross River State Command, Acting DPO Yala Division, OC Okuku police station, Prince Akwaji Offiono, Chief Ogbuole Agi, Dean of UNICROSS Okuku Campus, Chief Austin Edibe, Hon Emmanuel Odidi, High Chief John Alaga and others.
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