Promoted officers told to redouble efforts
• Commit and work harder, Sakaria urges
A total of 231 female police officers were promoted last week, with 229 male officers completing the cohort.
A total of 460 Oshana Region police officers who were promoted last week have been urged to redouble their policing efforts, as “the sky is the limit”.
These were the sentiments of regional commander, Commissioner Naftal Lungameni Sakaria, when one of the promoted officers sobbed as she received her promotion.
He said this is a massive promotion in the history of the force and applauded Namibian Police Inspector-General Joseph Shikongo for his approach to promotions.
Of the promoted officers, 229 are men and 231 are women.
Sakaria said this is the first round of promotions, and the second will include the ranks warrant officer Class 1 and above.
“In our submission, we tried our best to accommodate everybody who was due and deserving; however, a total of 60 members were not considered [for promotion] and we made an appeal already regarding this matter,” he said.
He added that members of the force should remember that they cannot all be promoted at the same time, and therefore those who are not considered now should continue working hard and improving themselves in order to be available for future promotions, but mostly to maintain discipline.
Conduct and discipline
According to Sakaria, his office receives many complaints regarding conduct and discipline, with members “charged daily, especially those of lower ranks - both departmentally and criminally”. This while cases take “too long to solve” because some members do not want to cooperate with investigations”, he said.
Sakaria said when he took over the region, he found a large number of dockets pending decision at the prosecutor-general’s office or still under investigation at the police conduct and investigation sub-division, but he made it a priority to work on these cases.
Within a short period, many received attention and were finalised, he said.
Work harder
Sakaria told the promoted officers to commit and work harder in order for them to get promoted again in time.
“I am urging you to make sure that you move to the next level. You don’t get a promotion and just sit down. Now it is time to show your capabilities. As long as this leadership continues here in this region, there is no limit. The sky is the limit,” he said, adding that promotions are dependent on performance, nothing else.
“We are looking at deserving people who are working. I am not looking at people who are coming here complaining every day. Your work must show that you deserve your promotion. And discipline is the key to achieve this,” the regional commander stressed.
Nghilengwa Victor Valdez, who was promoted from constable to sergeant and has been transferred to the Oshana police regional headquarters’ community affairs unit, beamed at the thought of his new role.
He told Namibian Sun he feels a strong sense of pride and accomplishment.
“It also shows me that my commanders recognise my effort and performance. They may continue to evaluate my performance in my new role and consider me for future promotions as well,” he said.
These were the sentiments of regional commander, Commissioner Naftal Lungameni Sakaria, when one of the promoted officers sobbed as she received her promotion.
He said this is a massive promotion in the history of the force and applauded Namibian Police Inspector-General Joseph Shikongo for his approach to promotions.
Of the promoted officers, 229 are men and 231 are women.
Sakaria said this is the first round of promotions, and the second will include the ranks warrant officer Class 1 and above.
“In our submission, we tried our best to accommodate everybody who was due and deserving; however, a total of 60 members were not considered [for promotion] and we made an appeal already regarding this matter,” he said.
He added that members of the force should remember that they cannot all be promoted at the same time, and therefore those who are not considered now should continue working hard and improving themselves in order to be available for future promotions, but mostly to maintain discipline.
Conduct and discipline
According to Sakaria, his office receives many complaints regarding conduct and discipline, with members “charged daily, especially those of lower ranks - both departmentally and criminally”. This while cases take “too long to solve” because some members do not want to cooperate with investigations”, he said.
Sakaria said when he took over the region, he found a large number of dockets pending decision at the prosecutor-general’s office or still under investigation at the police conduct and investigation sub-division, but he made it a priority to work on these cases.
Within a short period, many received attention and were finalised, he said.
Work harder
Sakaria told the promoted officers to commit and work harder in order for them to get promoted again in time.
“I am urging you to make sure that you move to the next level. You don’t get a promotion and just sit down. Now it is time to show your capabilities. As long as this leadership continues here in this region, there is no limit. The sky is the limit,” he said, adding that promotions are dependent on performance, nothing else.
“We are looking at deserving people who are working. I am not looking at people who are coming here complaining every day. Your work must show that you deserve your promotion. And discipline is the key to achieve this,” the regional commander stressed.
Nghilengwa Victor Valdez, who was promoted from constable to sergeant and has been transferred to the Oshana police regional headquarters’ community affairs unit, beamed at the thought of his new role.
He told Namibian Sun he feels a strong sense of pride and accomplishment.
“It also shows me that my commanders recognise my effort and performance. They may continue to evaluate my performance in my new role and consider me for future promotions as well,” he said.
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