Minister of Police Affairs Ibrahim Gaidam has expressed Nigeria’s full help for Brazil’s Valdecy Urquiza’s candidate for the place of Interpol Secretary Common and requested all of the nation’s companions and allies to hitch arms in help of him.
Gaidam spoke in the course of the go to of the Interpol group led by its Vice President, Valdecy Urquiza, to the headquarters of the Ministry of Police Affairs in Abuja.
The Minister, in keeping with an announcement signed by the Deputy Director of Info and Public Relations, Bolaji Kazeem, identified that Urquiza’s candidature represents a brand new chapter in Interpol’s management, and believes that his expertise and dedication make him a robust candidate for the place of Secretary Common.
In accordance with Gaidam: “We’re dedicated to working carefully with Brazil to make sure a good and clear election course of that upholds the rules of democracy and accountability.
“I’m assured that his management expertise, experience, and dedication to the reason for worldwide safety will make him an impressive alternative for this important function.
“Nigeria and Brazil share a historical past of collaboration and friendship that spans many years. Our two nations have labored collectively on numerous fronts, together with financial growth, cultural change, and most significantly, within the realm of regulation enforcement and safety. Nigeria and Brazil have labored carefully collectively on points akin to counterterrorism, transnational crime, and cybersecurity.
“One notable instance of our partnership is our joint efforts to fight drug trafficking by way of intelligence sharing and coordinated operations,” he said.
In accordance with Gaidam, Interpol performs an important function in guaranteeing world peace and safety by facilitating worldwide police cooperation and coordination, including that the organisation’s work in combating transnational crime, terrorism, and organised crime is crucial for sustaining a secure and safe world for all nations.
He mentioned: “We recognise the significance of a robust and efficient Interpol management in addressing the complicated safety challenges of the twenty first century and Nigeria has made important contributions to Interpol, together with producing the Interpol Vice President for Africa within the particular person of AIG Garba Baba Umar (retd). ”
The minister affirmed that Interpol, because the world’s largest worldwide police organisation, can help Nigerian regulation enforcement businesses to boost their capability to deal with transnational crime successfully by way of the change of essential intelligence, coaching, technical help and joint operations to focus on felony networks working throughout borders.
Earlier, the Vice President of Interpol requested the help of Nigeria for the place of Common Secretary to allow him to impact a reform for the betterment of the member international locations.
“That is the primary time of getting the potential for Secretary Common from a growing nation. A nation that may deliver variety and neutrality to the organisation. I’m right here to ask for help for my candidacy and if I succeed, we lead Interpol collectively.
“Our imaginative and prescient for the way forward for the organisation is the one that may higher help member international locations and we’re going to prioritise the wants of the members relatively than specializing in a number of members,” Urquiza promised.
