Akwa Ibom new PPRO, ASP Timfon John assumes office
The new Police Public Relations Officer for Akwa Ibom State Command, ASP Timfon John has assumed office.
Penultimate weekend, the young female cop was announced and posted to Akwa Ibom as the new spokesperson from the Force Headquarters in FCT where she was the Head of Programmes in the Nigeria Police Radio 99.1 FM Abuja.
The outgone PPRO, Odiko MacDon who was recently promoted to the rank of CSP on Tuesday welcomed ASP Timfon John to the command and officially handed over to her as the new image maker of the force in the state.
According to a release signed by DSP Lawrence Anine on behalf of the PPR Department of the Akwa Ibom State Command, ASP Timfon John holds an LL.B, (Hons) Degree in Law from the prestigious Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State. She is a member of the Regular course 2.
She has assumed duty as the 24th Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State.
TheMail Newspaper can report that ASP Timfon becomes the first indigenous female spokesperson of the force in Akwa Ibom State. Upon her arrival in Uyo from Abuja, she had earlier met with one of her predecessors-in-line, SP Cordelia Nwawe who is celebrated in the state as one of the finest spokespersons in the history of the Akwa Ibom State Command.
It could be recalled that in 2015, SP Nwawe became Akwa Ibom’s first female Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO).
After her meeting with ASP Timfon, Nwawe who is the O/C Provost Marshal, PMF Squadron 26, Idoro in Akwa Ibom State wrote on her Facebook page: “Akwaibom Arise to a beautiful new dawn. ASP Timfon arrives Akwa Ibom to shape better narratives to the police PR desk. Win more, win always sis. The sky is your starting point. I’m certain that your reign will be massive.”
ASP Timfon John is expected to relate with the relevant publics, stakeholders and influencers as she begins her role of managing the image of the police force.
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