Police told not to rely on headquarters

By BUSTIN ANZU
PROVINCIAL police chiefs and their subordinates have to look outside of their organisations to move the force forward and not rely heavily on the police headquarters, a senior officer says.
Closing a week-long workshop in Lae, Morobe, last week, assistant commissioner  and Mamose police commissioner Allan Kundi said with reforms taking place in the government and budget cuts each year, they could not relax and expect the department to source them to keep up their policing operations.
Kundi said they had to link well with other stakeholders to address law and order and build the constabulary.
“We have to build relationships with other stakeholders to help us in funding and moving the police force
forward,” he said.
“Our usual way of sourcing funds from the police headquarters sometimes does not reach us on time or is simply committed to other important matters.
“Since the reform has taken shape and business activities are opening up, there is a need to establish a force that is vibrant to serve its
purpose.”
He said with cuts in the 2013 Budget for the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary, it would be difficult to request funding from headquarters for needed goods and
services.
“There are other avenues where we can get help.
“The issue now is to identify those sources and establish cordial relationship with them.
“That is the  way forward,” he told provincial police commanders and their police station commanders from the Mamose region.
Supt Rega Neggi, from the corporate planning directorate, said with the 10-year corporate plan all budgets must be action-oriented.
He said they would educate respective provincial police commanders and station commanders on the importance of the action and budget plan.
“Both are linked and will work side by side,” Neggi
said.

 Whatever is planned for must be catered for in the budget. The activity must correspond with the expenditure,” he said.